Open AccessMulti-gigahertz repetition-rate-selectable passive harmonic mode locking of a fiber laser
Author(s) -
C. Lecaplain,
Philippe Grelu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.010897
Subject(s) - optics , harmonics , fiber laser , laser , harmonic , mode locking , materials science , repetition (rhetorical device) , physics , acoustics , voltage , quantum mechanics , linguistics , philosophy
We demonstrate a passive harmonically mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser that operates at selectable harmonics spanning from the 6th to the 928th, which corresponds to repetition rates ranging from 153 MHz to 22.2 GHz. The noteworthy laser output stability is attested by supermode suppression levels as large as 41 dB. The influence of a continuous wave background on harmonics stability is tested.