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21 April 2017 A femtosecond Yb-doped fiber laser with generalized vector vortex beams output (Conference Presentation)
Tiancheng Huo, Li Qi, Buyun Zhang, Zhongping Chen
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Proceedings Volume 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems; 100831Z (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251498
Event: SPIE LASE, 2017, San Francisco, California, United States
Abstract
Light carries both spin and orbital angular momentum (OAM) and the superpositions of these two dynamical properties have found many applications. Many techniques exist to create such light sources but none allow their creation at the femtosecond fiber laser. Here we report on a novel mode-locked Ytterbium-doped fiber laser that generates femtosecond pulses with generalized vector vortex states. The controlled generation of such pulses such as azimuthally and radially polarized light with definite orbital angular momentum modes are demonstrated. A unidirectional ring cavity constructed with the Yb-doped fiber placed at the end of the fiber section to reduces unnecessary nonlinear effects is employed for self-starting operation. Pairs of diffraction gratings are used for compensating the normal group velocity dispersion of the fiber and other elements. Mode-locked operation is achieved based on nonlinear polarization evolution, which is mainly implemented with the single mode fiber, the bulk wave plates and the variable spiral plates (q-plate with topological charge q=0.5). The conversion from spin angular momentum to the OAM and reverse inside the laser cavity are realized by means of a quarter-wave plate and a q-plate so that the polarization control was mapped to OAM mode control. The fiber laser is diode pumped by a wavelength-division multiplexing coupler, which leads to excellent stability and portability.
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Tiancheng Huo, Li Qi, Buyun Zhang, and Zhongping Chen "A femtosecond Yb-doped fiber laser with generalized vector vortex beams output (Conference Presentation)", Proc. SPIE 10083, Fiber Lasers XIV: Technology and Systems, 100831Z (21 April 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2251498
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KEYWORDS
Fiber lasers
Femtosecond phenomena
Mode locking
Diffraction gratings
Dispersion
Femtosecond fiber lasers
Light sources
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