Self-mode locking in a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser

P Myslinski; J Chrostowski; J A Koningstein; J R Simpson

doi:10.1364/AO.32.000286

Self-mode locking in a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser

Appl Opt. 1993 Jan 20;32(3):286-90. doi: 10.1364/AO.32.000286.

Authors

P Myslinski, J Chrostowski, J A Koningstein, J R Simpson

PMID: 20802686
DOI: 10.1364/AO.32.000286

Abstract

Stable and efficient self-mode locking in a Q-switched highly doped erbium fiber laser has been demonstrated. The proposed mechanism of the pulse formation based on self-phase modulation agrees well with the observed pulse characteristics.