Abstract
We experimentally demonstrate self-starting operation of a figure-eight mode-locked fiber laser using a power-balanced NOLM and a Quarter-Wave retarder in the loop. The laser generates 30 ps pulses with a repetition frequency of 0.8 MHz.
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