Spatiotemporal pulses from a Q-switched multimode fiber laser

We have demonstrated spatiotemporal pulses from a Q-switched ytterbium-doped multimode fiber laser, with a pulse energy of up to 16.5 μJ, a pulse repetition rate of 108.7 kHz, and an average output power of 1.80 W. Benefiting from the weakened spectral filtering effect, there is high pulse energy th...

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Published in:AIP Advances
Main Authors: Boyuan Ge, Yajun Lou, Huanhuan Liu, Perry Ping Shum, Xinhai Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2023-05-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0138638
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Summary:We have demonstrated spatiotemporal pulses from a Q-switched ytterbium-doped multimode fiber laser, with a pulse energy of up to 16.5 μJ, a pulse repetition rate of 108.7 kHz, and an average output power of 1.80 W. Benefiting from the weakened spectral filtering effect, there is high pulse energy that can be produced from multimode fiber oscillators. We have observed and analyzed the evolution of multimode Q-switching with spatiotemporal correlation. Furthermore, we find that the polarization control in the saturable absorber has a modulation and selective effect on the transverse modes of the multimode fiber laser. Our results help to understand the spatiotemporal characteristics of pulsed fiber lasers and contribute to developing high-pulse energy lasers.
ISSN:2158-3226