Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator
Noise‐like pulses (NLPs) are becoming increasingly attractive for a variety of applications such as supercontinuum generation, materials processing, and low‐coherence spectral interferometry. Related research in the near‐infrared region is extensive, yet few studies have been reported in the mid‐inf...
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| author | Linpeng Yu Jinhui Liang Ziya Tang Qinghui Zeng Jinzhang Wang Jiachen Wang Xing Luo Peiguang Yan Fanlong Dong Xing Liu Qitao Lue Chunyu Guo Shuangchen Ruan |
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| description | Noise‐like pulses (NLPs) are becoming increasingly attractive for a variety of applications such as supercontinuum generation, materials processing, and low‐coherence spectral interferometry. Related research in the near‐infrared region is extensive, yet few studies have been reported in the mid‐infrared (MIR) region. Herein, a systematic investigation of MIR NLPs is made for the first time. An approach is presented by exploiting a polarization‐maintaining fluoride fiber in the mode‐locked oscillator to cause a polarization‐dependent delay between the orthogonal‐polarized components of intracavity circulating pulses, thus generating a series of ultrashort pulses which will eventually form a stable wave packet, namely, NLP. Numerical simulations based on the extended coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations predict the generation of NLPs, and reveal key aspects of the pulse evolution. Experiments yield linearly polarized NLPs at 2.8 μm with a maximum average power of 498 mW and a spike width of 4.3 ps, corresponding to a pulse energy of 12 nJ. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results. This work constitutes a major step toward the development of MIR ultrafast fiber lasers with NLPs output. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-aa54e2fee92440d0a8832497b495288b2023-09-08T02:30:45ZengWiley-VCHAdvanced Photonics Research2699-92932023-09-0149n/an/a10.1002/adpr.202300135Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber OscillatorLinpeng Yu0Jinhui Liang1Ziya Tang2Qinghui Zeng3Jinzhang Wang4Jiachen Wang5Xing Luo6Peiguang Yan7Fanlong Dong8Xing Liu9Qitao Lue10Chunyu Guo11Shuangchen Ruan12Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes Shenzhen Technology University Shenzhen 518118 ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Industrial Ultrashort Pulse Laser Technology Han's Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd. Shenzhen 518057 ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province State Key Laboratory of Radio Frequency Heterogeneous Integration College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering Shenzhen University Shenzhen 518060 ChinaKey Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes Shenzhen Technology University Shenzhen 518118 ChinaNoise‐like pulses (NLPs) are becoming increasingly attractive for a variety of applications such as supercontinuum generation, materials processing, and low‐coherence spectral interferometry. Related research in the near‐infrared region is extensive, yet few studies have been reported in the mid‐infrared (MIR) region. Herein, a systematic investigation of MIR NLPs is made for the first time. An approach is presented by exploiting a polarization‐maintaining fluoride fiber in the mode‐locked oscillator to cause a polarization‐dependent delay between the orthogonal‐polarized components of intracavity circulating pulses, thus generating a series of ultrashort pulses which will eventually form a stable wave packet, namely, NLP. Numerical simulations based on the extended coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations predict the generation of NLPs, and reveal key aspects of the pulse evolution. Experiments yield linearly polarized NLPs at 2.8 μm with a maximum average power of 498 mW and a spike width of 4.3 ps, corresponding to a pulse energy of 12 nJ. The experimental results are in good agreement with the simulation results. This work constitutes a major step toward the development of MIR ultrafast fiber lasers with NLPs output.https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300135fiber birefringencefluoride fiber lasersmid-infraredmode-locked fiber lasersnoise-like pulses |
| spellingShingle | Linpeng Yu Jinhui Liang Ziya Tang Qinghui Zeng Jinzhang Wang Jiachen Wang Xing Luo Peiguang Yan Fanlong Dong Xing Liu Qitao Lue Chunyu Guo Shuangchen Ruan Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator Advanced Photonics Research fiber birefringence fluoride fiber lasers mid-infrared mode-locked fiber lasers noise-like pulses |
| title | Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator |
| title_full | Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator |
| title_fullStr | Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator |
| title_full_unstemmed | Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator |
| title_short | Generation of Mid‐Infrared Noise‐Like Pulses from a Polarization‐Maintaining Fluoride Fiber Oscillator |
| title_sort | generation of mid infrared noise like pulses from a polarization maintaining fluoride fiber oscillator |
| topic | fiber birefringence fluoride fiber lasers mid-infrared mode-locked fiber lasers noise-like pulses |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300135 |
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