Tailored waveform generation in mode-locked fiber lasers by in-cavity pulse shaper

Sonia Boscolo (1) , Christophe Finot (2) , Periklis Petropoulos (3)

1 Photonics Research Group, Aston University
2 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
3 Optoelectronics Research Centre

We numerically show the possibility of pulse shaping in a mode-locked fiber laser by inclusion of an amplitude-phase spectral filter into the laser cavity. Various advanced temporal waveforms are generated, including parabolic, flat-top and triangular pulses.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Sonia Boscolo, Christophe Finot, Periklis Petropoulos. Tailored waveform generation in mode-locked fiber lasers by in-cavity pulse shaper. NonLinear Photonics, Jul 2014, Barcelona, Spain. pp.JM5A.49. ⟨hal-01001742⟩