A SESAM passively mode-locked fiber laser with a long cavity including a band pass filter

作者:Song, Rui*; Chen, Hong Wei; Chen, Sheng Ping; Hou, Jing; Lu, Qi Sheng
来源:Journal of Optics, 2011, 13(3): 035201.
DOI:10.1088/2040-8978/13/3/035201

摘要

A semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) passively mode-locked fiber laser with a long cavity length over 700 m is demonstrated. A band pass filter is inserted into the laser cavity to stabilize the lasing wavelength. Some interesting phenomena are observed and discussed. The central wavelength, repetition rate, average power and single pulse energy of the laser are 1064 nm, 281.5 kHz, 11 mW and 39 nJ, respectively. The laser operates stably without Q-switching instabilities, which greatly reduces the damage opportunities of the SESAM.