Optical repetition rate stabilization of a mode-locked all-fiber laser

Rieger S, Hellwig T, Walbaum T, Fallnich C

Abstract

We designed an all-fiber mode-locked Erbium laser with optically stabilized repetition rate of 31.4 MHz. The stabilization was achieved by changing the refractive index of an Ytterbium-doped fiber in the resonator via optical pumping at a wavelength of 978 nm; and for long-term stability the local temperature of the fiber was additionally controlled with a thermo-electric element. The repetition rate was stabilized over 12 hours, and an Allan deviation of 2.5 × 10e-12 for an averaging time of 1 s could be achieved.