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Published on: February 28, 2016
Real-time dynamics of noise-like vector pulses in a figure-eight fiber laser
Abstract:
The vector nature of noise-like pulses (NLPs) in a figure-eight erbium-doped fiber laser based on the nonlinear amplifier loop mirror (NALM) configuration is experimentally investigated. After achieving the operation regime of NLPs, both the group velocity locked noise-like vector pulses (GVL-NLVPs) and the polarization locked noise-like vector pulses (PL-NLVPs) are observed in the cavity. By virtue of the dispersive Fourier transform (DFT) technique, their spectral evolution and the energy vibration are measured and analyzed in real time. We also obtain another state of noise-like vector pulses (NLVPs) with combined characteristics of GVL-NLVPs and PL-NLVPs. It is shown that the NLVPs are sensitive to the cavity birefringence. Our results would be beneficial to complement the understanding of vector dynamics of NLPs in ultrafast fiber lasers.
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