Open AccessPeak-power-clamping in an all-polarization-maintaining Q-switched mode-locking fiber laser
Author(s) -
Zhifeng Xu,
Zhichao Wu,
Songnian Fu,
Ming Tang,
Tianye Huang,
Deming Liu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.27.037614
Subject(s) - fiber laser , optics , clamping , laser , materials science , mode locking , q switching , polarization maintaining optical fiber , optical fiber , physics , fiber optic sensor , computer science , computer vision
We report the peak-power-clamping (PPC) effect in a polarization-maintaining (PM) Q-switched mode locking fiber laser. The laser cavity with a compact and stable all-PM fiber configuration can clearly demonstrate three different output states including normal Q-switching, PPC Q-switching, and PPC Q-switched mode-locking (QML) with the increasing pump power. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that PPC effect is successfully obtained and analyzed from the Q-switching to QML. This research extends the theory of PPC in pulsed lasers and reveals the potential to achieve ultra-high pulse energy.