Multi-state broadband spectrum and ultra-short pulse spatiotemporal mode-locked Yb-doped multimode fiber laser

Abstract

In the multimode fiber laser, a phenomenon of multi-state broadband spectrum and ultra-short pulse spatiotemporal mode-locking (STML) is obtained. The dissipative soliton, multiple pulses, harmonic pulse and bound soliton can be observed by rotating the polarization controllers(PCs). The spectral bandwidth of dissipative soliton is 19.04 nm at the central wavelength of 1039.40 nm, and the pulse width is 3.58 ps, acquiring the widest spectrum and the shortest pulse in an all-fiber dissipative soliton STML laser. As the STML state changes from dissipative soliton to bound soliton, spectral bandwidth decreases slightly. The spectral width and modulation period of the loose bound soliton with central wavelength of 1038.24 nm are 18.03 nm and 0.76 nm, respectively. We realize the conversion between the multiple states, which provides a scheme for the study of nonlinear soliton dynamics.