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Title: Controllable dual-wavelength operation of a femtosecond neodymium fiber laser

Journal Article · · Optics Letters
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Abteilung Quantenelektronik und Lasertechnik, Technische Universitaet Wien, Gusshausstrasse 27/359/4, A-1040 Vienna (Austria)
  2. IMRA America, Inc., 1044 Woodridge Avenue, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 (United States)

Simultaneous asynchronous mode locking of two wavelengths in a Nd{sup 3+}-doped fiber laser is reported. The laser operates simultaneously at wavelengths of 1.060 and 1.100 {mu}m, where carrier-type passive mode locking is employed for the shorter wavelength and Kerr-type passive mode locking is used for the longer wavelength. The difference between the two repetition rates may be varied over a range from several megahertz to 500 Hz, limited by the onset of pulse interactions at small difference frequencies.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
165076
Journal Information:
Optics Letters, Vol. 20, Issue 2; Other Information: PBD: 15 Jan 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English