Stabilization of an actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser by multi-harmonic phase modulation

J. Vasseur (1, 2) , M. Hanna (1, 2) , J.M. Dudley (2) , J. Yu (1) , J. Barry (2) , G.K Chang (1)

1 Georgia Tech Lorraine [Metz]
2 FEMTO-ST - Franche-Comté Électronique Mécanique, Thermique et Optique - Sciences et Technologies (UMR 6174)

We demonstrate actively mode-locked operation of a fiber laser using a novel multi-harmonic phase modulation technique. By mixing two harmonics of the fundamental cavity frequency to drive a phase modulator, improved stability performance is observed

Domaines: Optique / photonique

J. Vasseur, M. Hanna, J.M. Dudley, J. Yu, J. Barry, et al.. Stabilization of an actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser by multi-harmonic phase modulation. Optical Fiber Communication Conference and National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference 2006, Mar 2006, Anaheim, United States. pp.597-599, ⟨10.1109/OFC.2006.215514⟩. ⟨hal-00362396⟩