Abstract

Rational harmonic mode locking (RHML) in an active mode-locked fiber laser can increase the output pulse repetition rate a number of times the modulation frequency of an optical modulator in a cavity when driven by gigahertz (GHz) RF. The amplitudes of the output optical pulse train in a high order RHML operation are not equalized and flat due to the GHz RF drive signals. A modified RHML technique using standard instrumentation that generates 1 GHz electrical square wave signals to accomplish up to 6th order RHML in fiber lasers is presented for improving the flatness of the amplitudes of the output optical pulse train at the pulse repetition rate of up to 12 GHz.

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