High repetition rate passively mode-locked fiber laser

Date du colloque : 03/2011International audienceWe investigate different ways to considerably increase the repetition-rate of passively mode-locked fiber lasers. We first report the harmonic mode-locking of a double-clad fiber laser passively mode-locked through nonlinear polarization rotation. We then consider the theoretical possibility to generate a bound-state filling the optical cavity thus resulting in ultra-high repetition rate with a remarkable stability