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Selfstarting, passively modelocked erbium fibre ring laser based on the amplifying Sagnac switch

Selfstarting, passively modelocked erbium fibre ring laser based on the amplifying Sagnac switch

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A novel self-starting, passively mode-locked erbium fibre laser is reported. The scheme is based on the reflection properties of a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror and provides a stable source of picosecond pulses.

Inspec keywords: mirrors; high-speed optical techniques; ring lasers; erbium; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; fibre lasers

Other keywords: ring laser; passively mode-locked; amplifying Sagnac switch; picosecond pulses; fibre laser; reflection properties; Er3+-doped fibre; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; stable source

Subjects: Nonlinear optics and devices; Other fibre optical devices and techniques; Solid lasers; Laser resonators and cavities; Ultrafast optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Fibre optics; Lasing action in other solids; Laser beam modulation, pulsing and switching; mode locking and tuning; Laser resonators and cavities

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