Abstract

Optical pulse manipulation in the large normal dispersion regime through intracavity birefringence management is demonstrated experimentally in an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser, for the first time to the best of our knowledge. The EDF laser is passively mode-locked based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) in a figure-of-eight (f-8) configuration. Different lengths of the same type of polarization-maintaining fiber (PMF) are incorporated into the NALM to vary the net cavity birefringence. For each length of PMF, various polarization states and pump powers were tested and compared to achieve a pulse duration tuning range as large as possible. For comparison, these polarization states and pump powers were also studied by incorporating the PMF into the unidirectional loop of the f-8 cavity. Our results reveal some new features for the management of cavity birefringence that can enable long-duration pulse manipulation in the large normal dispersion regime.

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