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Area of Science:

Physics
Optics
Laser Science

Background:

Lasers rely on electromagnetic modes within a resonator for oscillation.
Significant advancements exist in controlling longitudinal modes for ultrashort pulse generation in ultrafast science.
Coherent superposition of both longitudinal and transverse laser modes remains underexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the coherent superposition of longitudinal and transverse modes in fiber lasers.
To explore methods for counteracting modal and chromatic dispersions in multimode fiber lasers.
To enable the creation of ultrashort pulses with diverse spatiotemporal profiles.

Main Methods:

Utilizing strong spatial and spectral filtering to counteract modal and chromatic dispersions.
Implementing techniques to achieve coherent superposition of multiple transverse and longitudinal modes.
Characterizing the spatiotemporal profiles of the generated ultrashort pulses.

Main Results:

Successfully counteracted modal and chromatic dispersions in fiber lasers.
Achieved coherent locking of multiple transverse and longitudinal modes.
Generated ultrashort pulses with controllable and varied spatiotemporal profiles.

Conclusions:

Multimode fiber lasers offer a novel platform for coherent mode superposition.
This approach overcomes previous limitations in controlling transverse and longitudinal modes simultaneously.
Opens new avenues for nonlinear wave propagation studies and advanced optical applications.