We propose and demonstrate a multiwavelength mode-locked fiber laser with cylindrical vector beam generation for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. The mode-locking mechanism is nonlinear polarization rotation, and the multiwavelength operation is contributed to the in-line birefringence fiber filter with periodic multiple passbands formed by incorporating a section of polarization maintaining fiber into the laser cavity with a polarizer. Furthermore, using the mode selective coupler, which acts as mode converter from fundamental mode to higher-order mode, multiwavelength mode-locked cylindrical vector beams have been obtained, which may have potential applications in mode-division multiplexing optical fiber communication and material processing.

Date Published: 24 October 2017
PDF: 7 pages
Proc. SPIE 10457, AOPC 2017: Laser Components, Systems, and Applications, 104570Z (24 October 2017); doi: 10.1117/12.2283323

Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 10457:
AOPC 2017: Laser Components, Systems, and Applications
Shibin Jiang; Lijun Wang; Lan Jiang; Long Zhang, Editor(s)