研究了一种基于半导体可饱和吸收镜(SESAM)锁模的线性腔掺镱光纤激光器,其工作在全正色散区域。实验中通过调节偏振控制器和抽运功率,观察到三种不同的锁模状态。除了相同的重复频率(基频435.6kHz),三种锁模状态的光谱、脉冲形状以及随抽运功率变化的演化过程均具有较大差异,其中状态一具有对称加宽的类高斯形光谱;状态二具有非对称加宽的平顶光谱;状态三的脉冲宽度随抽运功率增加急剧增大,脉冲特性类似于耗散孤子,但光谱与之不同。
An all-normal-dispersion ytterbium-doped linear-cavity fiber laser mode-locked by a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) is reported. Without anomalous dispersion part, output pulses are highly-chirped and fundamental repetition rate is 435. 6 kHz. Three mode-locking states are observed by adjusting polarization controller and pump power. Characters of these states, such as spectrum, pulse shape and stability, are analyzed in control experiments.