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Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy
Published on: November 22, 2019
Summary
Pulsed dye-laser operation was achieved in a single-mode fiber using an evanescent field amplifier within a ring resonator. This fiber laser system reached its threshold with only 60 mW of pump power.
Area of Science:
- Optics and Photonics
- Laser Technology
- Fiber Optics
Background:
- All-fiber lasers offer advantages in compactness and robustness.
- Dye lasers provide tunable wavelength output but often require complex setups.
- Evanescent field amplification is a technique for interacting light with surrounding materials.
Purpose of the Study:
- To demonstrate pulsed dye-laser operation within a single-mode fiber.
- To integrate an evanescent field amplifier into an all-fiber ring resonator.
- To investigate the performance characteristics of the evanescent fiber amplifier.
Main Methods:
- Incorporation of an evanescent field amplifier into an all-fiber ring resonator configuration.
- Utilizing a pulsed dye-laser medium within the fiber.
- Characterization of laser threshold and amplifier performance versus pump power and dye solution index.
Main Results:
- Successful demonstration of pulsed dye-laser operation in a single-mode fiber.
- Laser threshold achieved at a low pump power of 60 mW.
- Detailed investigation of evanescent fiber amplifier characteristics.
Conclusions:
- An all-fiber pulsed dye laser is feasible using evanescent field amplification.
- The developed system offers a compact and potentially efficient laser source.
- Further characterization provides insights into optimizing evanescent fiber amplifier performance.
