Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1536885 | Optics Communications | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We have proposed and demonstrated a passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber (SWCNT-SA) that has a controllable repetition rate. With the pump power fixed, we have experimentally observed harmonically mode-locked optical pulses with repetition rates that can be controlled over the range from the fundamental to the seventh-order mode through careful adjustment of the polarization controller only. From the experimental results, we deduce that the likely origin of the self-stabilization is the result of global and local soliton interactions induced by the continuous wave (CW) components.
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Authors
H.F. Li, S.M. Zhang, J. Du, Y.C. Meng, Y.P. Hao, X.L. Li,