Abstract
To find out which kind of mode-locked fiber oscillator is superior, six kinds of typical mode-locked Yb:fiber oscillators, including nonlinear polarization evolution (NPE)-based oscillators (i.e. conventional NPE-based oscillator, polarization maintaining (PM) NPE-based oscillator), nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM)-based oscillators (i.e. figure-8 oscillator, all-fiber figure-9 oscillator, free-space figure-9 oscillator), and semiconductor saturable absorption mirror (SESAM)-based oscillator, were presented and crosswise compared. Except for the conventional NPE-based one, all the others were constructed with all-PM fiber components. Experimentally, detailed crosswise comparisons were carried out quantitatively and qualitatively for different oscillators in terms of spectral bandwidth, spectral shape, pulse repetition rate, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), mode-locking threshold, self-starting mode-locking pump power, robustness, component life, construction simplicity, and so on. In addition, subjective sensations on each oscillator were also provided, which could be helpful for decision-making when one wants to make or purchase an oscillator. Finally, the all-fiber figure-9 oscillator was suggested to be the best choice even it needs higher pumping power, which could be an ideal seed for high power ultrafast laser amplifiers.
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