Different methods to achieve hybrid mode locking

References

• Adler, F., Moutzouris, K., Leitenstorfer, A., Schnatz, H., Lipphardt, B., Grosche, G., & Tauser, F. (2004). Phase-locked two-branch erbium-doped fiber laser system for long-term precision measurements of optical frequencies. Optics Express, 12, 1–16. doi:10.1364/OPEX.12.005872
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bao, Q., Zhang, H., Wang, Y., Ni, Z., Yan, Y., Shen, Z. X., … Tang, D. Y. (2009). “Atomic-layer graphene as a saturable absorber for ultrafast pulsed lasers.” Advance Functional Materials, 19, 3077–3083. doi:10.1002/adfm.200901007
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang, Y. M., Kim, H., Lee, J. H., & Song, Y. W. (2010). Multilayered graphene efficiently formed by mechanical exfoliation for nonlinear saturable absorbers in fiber mode-locked lasers. Applied Physics Letters, 97(21), 211102. doi:10.1063/1.3521257
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cunning, B. V., Brown, C. L., & Kielpinski, D. (2011). Low-loss flake-graphene saturable absorber mirror for laser mode-locking at sub-200-fs pulse duration. Applied Physics Reviews, 99(26), 261109. doi:10.1063/1.3672418
   Google Scholar
• De Dios, C., & Lamela, H. (2010). Compression and reshaping of gain-switching low-quality pulses using a highly nonlinear optical loop mirror. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 22(6), 377–379. doi:10.1109/LPT.2010.2040076
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• He, X., Liu, Z.-B., & Wang, D. (2012). Wavelength-tunable, passively mode-locked fiber laser based on graphene and chirped fiber Bragg grating. Optics Letters, 37, 2394–2396. doi:10.1364/OL.37.002394
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2013a). Wide-band Coherent Supercontinuum generation. SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 87330C-87330C-8.
   Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2013b). Supercontinuum generation in dispersion-managed tapered-rib waveguide. Applied Optics, 52(30), 7336–7341. doi:10.1364/AO.52.007336
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2014a). Supercontinuum generation in a tapered rib waveguide. SPIE Optical Engineering and Application, 92021C-92021C-10.
   Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2014b). Dispersion-engineered tapered planer waveguide for coherent supercontinuum generation. Optics Communications, 324, 252–257. doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2014.03.074
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., Ma, S., & Dutta, N. K. (2013). Coherence properties of supercontinuum generated in dispersion-tailored lead-silicate microstructured fiber taper. Fiber and Integrated Optics, 32(3), 209–221. doi:10.1080/01468030.2013.765058
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., Zhang, X., & Dutta, N. K. (2015a). Simulation of octave spanning mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in dispersion-varying planar waveguides. Applied Optics, 54(11), 3448–3454. doi:10.1364/AO.54.003448
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Li, W., Zhang, X., & Dutta, N. K. (2015b). Broadband supercontinuum generation in a tapered-rib lead-silicate waveguide. International Journal of High Speed Electronics and Systems, 24, 1550009. doi:10.1142/S0129156415500093
   Google Scholar
• Hu, H., Zhang, X., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2016). Hybrid mode-locked fiber ring laser using graphene and charcoal nanoparticles as saturable absorbers. SPIE Defense+ Security, 983630-983630-8.
   Google Scholar
• Li, W. (2015). High speed all optical switching and encryption using ultrafast devices (Doctoral Dissertations). 956. Retrieved from: http://digitalcommons.uconn.edu/dissertations/956
   Google Scholar
• Li, W., Hu, H., Zhang, X., Zhao, S., Fu, K., & Dutta, N. K. (2016). High-speed ultrashort pulse fiber ring laser using charcoal nanoparticles. Applied Optics, 55(9), 2149–2154. doi:10.1364/AO.55.002149
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Li, Z., Lou, C., Chan, K. T., Li, Y., & Gao, Y. (2001). Theoretical and experimental study of pulse-amplitude-equalization in a rational harmonic mode-locked fiber ring laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 37, 33–37. doi:10.1109/3.892721
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin, G. R., Lin, Y. C., Lin, K. C., Lee, W. Y., & Wu, C. L. (2010). 50 fs soliton compression of optical clock pulse recovered from NRZ data injected SOAFL. Optics Express, 18(9), 9525–9530. doi:10.1364/OE.18.009525
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin, Y. H., Chi, Y. C., & Lin, G.-R. (2013a). Nanoscale charcoal powder induced saturable absorption and mode-locking of a low-gain erbium-doped fiber-ring laser. Laser Physics Letters, 10(5), 055105. doi:10.1088/1612-2011/10/5/055105
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin, Y. H., Chi, Y. C., & Lin, G.-R. (2013b). Nanoscale charcoal powder induced saturable absorption and mode-locking of a low-gain erbium-doped fiber-ring laser. Laser Physics Letters, 10(5), 055105. doi:10.1088/1612-2011/10/5/055105
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Lin, Y. H., & Lin, G.-R. (2013). Kelly sideband variation and self four-wave-mixing in femtosecond fiber soliton laser mode-locked by multiple exfoliated graphite nano-particles. Laser Physics Letters, 10(4), 045109. doi:10.1088/1612-2011/10/4/045109
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, X., Wang, T., Shu, C., Wang, L., Lin, A., Lu, K., … Zhao, W. (2008a). Passively harmonic mode-locked erbium-doped fiber soliton laser with a nonlinear polarization rotation. Laser Physics, 18, 1357–1361. doi:10.1134/S1054660X08110285
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, X., Wang, T., Shu, C., Wang, L., Lin, A., Lu, K., … Zhao, W. (2008b). Passively harmonic mode-locked erbium-doped fiber soliton laser with a nonlinear polarization rotation. Laser Physics, 18, 1357–1361. doi:10.1134/S1054660X08110285
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu, Z. B., He, X., & Wang, D. N. (2011). Passively mode-locked fiber laser based on a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber filled with few-layered graphene oxide solution. Optics Letters, 36(16), 3024–3026. doi:10.1364/OL.36.003024
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Luo, J. L., Li, L., Ge, Y. Q., Jin, X. X., Tang, D. Y., Zhang, S. M., & Zhao, L. M. (2014). L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 26, 2438–2441. doi:10.1109/LPT.2014.2358636
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ma, S., Li, W., Hu, H., & Dutta, N. K. (2012a). High speed ultrashort-pulse fiber ring laser using photonic crystal fiber nonlinear optical loop mirror. Optics Communications, 285(12), 2832–2835. doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2012.02.031
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ma, S., Li, W., Hu, H., & Dutta, N. K. (2012b). Ultra-short pulsed fiber ring laser using photonic crystal fiber. SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 838116-838116-4.
   Google Scholar
• Martinez, A., & Yamashita, S. (2012). 10 GHz fundamental mode fiber laser using a graphene saturable absorber. Applied Physics Letters, 101(4), 041118. doi:10.1063/1.4739512
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Okhotnikov, O., Grudinin, A., & Pessa, M. (2004). “Ultra-fast fibre laser systems based on SESAM technology: New horizons and applications,” New. Journal of Physics, 6, 177.
   Google Scholar
• Ozeki, Y., Takasaka, S., Hiroishi, J., Sugizaki, R., Yagi, T., Sakano, M., & Namiki, S. (2005). Generation of 1 THz repetition rate, 97 fs optical pulse train based on comb-like profiled fibre. Electronics Letters, 41(19), 1048–1050. doi:10.1049/el:20052115
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ozeki, Y., Takasaka, S., Inoue, T., Igarashi, K., Hiroishi, J., Sugizaki, R., … Namiki, S. (2005). Nearly exact optical beat-to-soliton train conversion based on comb-like profiled fiber emulating a polynomial dispersion decreasing profile. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 17(8), 1698–1700. doi:10.1109/LPT.2005.851915
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Popa, D., Sun, Z., Torrisi, F., Hasan, T., Wang, F., & Ferrara, A. C. (2010). Sub 200fs pulse generation from a graphene mode-locked fiber laser. Applied Physics Reviews, 97(20), 203106. doi:10.1063/1.3517251
   Google Scholar
• Runge, A. F., Aguergaray, C., Provo, R., Erkintalo, M., & Broderick, N. G. (2014). All-normal dispersion fiber lasers mode-locked with a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror. Optical Fiber Technology, 20, 657–665. doi:10.1016/j.yofte.2014.07.010
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Set, S. Y., Yaguchi, H., Tanaka, Y., & Jablonski, M. (2004). Laser mode locking using a saturable absorber incorporating carbon nanotubes. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 22(1), 51–56. doi:10.1109/JLT.2003.822205
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Singh, V. V., Gupta, G., Batra, A., Nigam, A. K., Boopathi, M., Gutch, P. K., … Vijayaraghava, R. (2012). Greener electrochemical synthesis of high quality graphene nanosheets directly from pencil and its SPR sensing application. Advanced Functional Materials, 22(11), 2352–2362. doi:10.1002/adfm.v22.11
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sobon, G., Sotor, J., & Abramski, K. M. (2012a). All-polarization maintaining femtosecond Er-doped fiber laser mode-locked by graphene saturable absorber. Laser Physics Letters, 9(8), 581–586. doi:10.7452/lapl.201210038
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sobon, G., Sotor, J., & Abramski, K. M. (2012b). Passive harmonic mode-locking in Er-doped fiber laser based on graphene saturable absorber with repetition rates scalable to 2.22 GHz. Applied Physics Letters, 100(16), 161109. doi:10.1063/1.4704913
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sotor, J., Sobon, G., Macherzynski, W., Paletko, P., Grodecki, K., & Abramski, K. M. (2014). Mode-locking in Er-doped fiber laser based on mechanically exfoliated Sb2Te3 saturable absorber. Optical Materials Express, 4(1), 1–6. doi:10.1364/OME.4.000001
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taira, K., & Kikuchi, K. (2003). Subpicosecond pulse generation using an electroabsorption modulator and double-stage pulse compressor. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 15(9), 1288–1290. doi:10.1109/LPT.2003.816127
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taira, K., & Kikuchi, K. (2004). Picosecond pulse generation with high extinction ratio employing electroabsorption modulator, fiber compressor and self-phase modulation-based reshaper. Electronics Letters, 40(1), 15–16. doi:10.1049/el:20040057
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vinoj, M. N., & Kuriakose, V. C. (2004). Generation of pedestal-free ultrashort soliton pulses and optimum dispersion profile in real dispersion-decreasing fibre. Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, 6(1), 63–70. doi:10.1088/1464-4258/6/1/012
   Google Scholar
• Wu, C., & Dutta, N. K. (2000). High-repetition-rate optical pulse generation using a rational harmonic mode-locked fiber laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 36, 145–150. doi:10.1109/3.823458
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xia, H., Li, H., Lan, C., Li, C., Zhang, X., Zhang, S., & Liu, Y. (2014). Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked by a CVD-grown molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) saturable absorber. Optics Express, 22(14), 17341–17348. doi:10.1364/OE.22.017341
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xu, J., Wu, S., Li, H., Liu, J., Sun, R., Tan, F., … Wang, P. (2012). Dissipative solution generation from a graphene oxide mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser. Optics Express, 20(21), 23653–23658. doi:10.1364/OE.20.023653
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yamashita, S. (2012). A tutorial on nonlinear photonic applications of carbon nanotube and graphene. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 30(4), 427–447. doi:10.1109/JLT.2011.2172574
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, X., Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2016a). High-repetition-rate ultrashort pulsed fiber ring laser using hybrid mode locking. Applied Optics, 55(28), 7885–7891. doi:10.1364/AO.55.007885
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, X., Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2016b). Mid-infrared supercontinuum generation in tapered As2S3 chalcogenide planar waveguide. Journal of Modern of Optics, 63(19), 1965–1971. doi:10.1080/09500340.2016.1183055
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang, X., Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2016c). Broadband on-chip mid-IR supercontinuum generation. SPIE Defense+ Security, 983211-983211-8.
   Google Scholar
• Zhang, X., Hu, H., Li, W., & Dutta, N. K. (2016d). Supercontinuum generation in dispersion-varying microstructured optical fibers. SPIE Defense+ Security, 98340F-98340F-7.
   Google Scholar