Dynamics of dissipative solitons in a high repetition rate normal-dispersion erbium-doped fiber laser

TL;DR

This paper investigates the behavior of dissipative solitons in a high repetition rate erbium-doped fiber laser, revealing complex dynamics like period-doubling and harmonic mode-locking, with improved stability due to simplified configuration.

Contribution

First exploration of dissipative soliton dynamics in a high repetition rate normal-dispersion fiber laser with a simplified, stable setup.

Findings

Observation of dissipative soliton train with 418 fs pulse width

Detection of period-doubling and harmonic mode-locking phenomena

Enhanced laser stability through simplified component integration

Abstract

The dynamics of dissipative solitons (DSs) are explored in a high repetition rate normal-dispersion erbium-doped fiber laser for the first time. Despite of the high fundamental repetition rate of 129 MHz and thus the low pulse energy, a DS train with a dechirped pulse width of 418 fs, period-doubling of single and dual DSs, as well as 258 MHz 2nd-order harmonic mode-locking of DSs can be observed in the fiber laser with increasing pump power and appropriate settings. A transmitted semiconductor saturable absorber and a wavelength division multiplexer/isolator/tap hybrid module are employed to simplify the laser configuration, thus not only increasing the repetition rate, but also enhancing the stability and robustness of the fiber laser due to the commercial availability of all the components.