Self-starting, passively mode-locked erbium fibre ring laser based on the amplifying Sagnac switch

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Richardson, D.J (Author), Laming, R.I (Author), Payne, D.N (Author), Matsas, V. (Author), Phillips, M.W (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1991.
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