Characterization of a self-starting, passively mode-locked fiber ring laser that exploits nonlinear polarization evolution
- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- Published by Optica Publishing Group in Optics Letters
- Vol. 18 (5) , 358-60
- https://doi.org/10.1364/ol.18.000358
Abstract
A full characterization of a self-starting, passively mode-locked soliton ring fiber laser in terms of its various modes of mode-locked operation, cavity length, and type of fiber used is presented. Direct evidence, based on state-of-polarization measurements, that nonlinear polarization evolution is the responsible mode-locking mechanism is also given.Keywords
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