期刊
REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
卷 78, 期 11, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/0034-4885/78/11/113901
关键词
fiber; laser; nonlinear dynamics; self-similar; optics; pulse
资金
- NSERC
- National Institutes of Health [EB002019]
- National Science Foundation [ECCS-1306035]
- Div Of Electrical, Commun & Cyber Sys
- Directorate For Engineering [1306035] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
Self-similar fiber oscillators are a relatively new class of mode-locked lasers. In these lasers, the self-similar evolution of a chirped parabolic pulse in normally-dispersive passive, active, or dispersion-decreasing fiber (DDF) is critical. In active (gain) fiber and DDF, the novel role of local nonlinear attraction makes the oscillators fundamentally different from any mode-locked lasers considered previously. In order to reconcile the spectral and temporal expansion of a pulse in the self-similar segment with the self-consistency required by a laser cavity's periodic boundary condition, several techniques have been applied. The result is a diverse range of fiber oscillators which demonstrate the exciting new design possibilities based on the self-similar model. Here, we review recent progress on self-similar oscillators both in passive and active fiber, and extensions of self-similar evolution for surpassing the limits of rare-earth gain media. We discuss some key remaining research questions and important future directions. Self-similar oscillators are capable of exceptional performance among ultrashort pulsed fiber lasers, and may be of key interest in the development of future ultrashort pulsed fiber lasers for medical imaging applications, as well as for low-noise fiber-based frequency combs. Their uniqueness among mode-locked lasers motivates study into their properties and behaviors and raises questions about how to understand mode-locked lasers more generally.
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