High-order dispersion introduced by Gires–Tournois interferometer mirrors usually causes spectral sidebands in the nearzero dispersion region of mode-locked fiber lasers.Here,we demonstrate a sideband-free Yb-doped m...High-order dispersion introduced by Gires–Tournois interferometer mirrors usually causes spectral sidebands in the nearzero dispersion region of mode-locked fiber lasers.Here,we demonstrate a sideband-free Yb-doped mode-locked fiber laser with dispersion-compensating Gires–Tournois interferometer mirrors.Both the simulation and the experiment demonstrate that the wavelength and energy of the sidebands can be tuned by changing the transmission coefficient of the output mirror,the pump power,and the ratio of the net cavity dispersion to the net third-order dispersion in the cavity.By optimizing these three parameters,the laser can generate a sideband-free,Gaussian-shaped spectrum with a 13.56-nm bandwidth at-0.0232 ps^(2)net cavity dispersion,which corresponds to a 153-fs pulse duration.展开更多
基金partially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB3602600)the Research and Development Program in Key Areas of Guangdong Province,China(No.2020B090922004)。
文摘High-order dispersion introduced by Gires–Tournois interferometer mirrors usually causes spectral sidebands in the nearzero dispersion region of mode-locked fiber lasers.Here,we demonstrate a sideband-free Yb-doped mode-locked fiber laser with dispersion-compensating Gires–Tournois interferometer mirrors.Both the simulation and the experiment demonstrate that the wavelength and energy of the sidebands can be tuned by changing the transmission coefficient of the output mirror,the pump power,and the ratio of the net cavity dispersion to the net third-order dispersion in the cavity.By optimizing these three parameters,the laser can generate a sideband-free,Gaussian-shaped spectrum with a 13.56-nm bandwidth at-0.0232 ps^(2)net cavity dispersion,which corresponds to a 153-fs pulse duration.
