Abstract

Fiber lasers are attractive candidates for convenient and compact sources of short optical pulses. Various passively mode- locked Fiber lasers have been demonstrated by incorporating fiber loops and ring configurations,^1-3 which, however, depend sensitively on the birefringent state of the fiber. A linear cavity design, though, should be impervious to changes in the birefringence and hence may be more desirable. We report here the successful realization of such a configuration.

© 1993 Optical Society of America