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Tailoring wavelength correlations in fiber-optical sources through nonlinear phenomena could drive many quantum optics applications. However, to date, such correlations have not been explored within fiber-optical parametric oscillators (FOPO), which are now widespread wavelength-agile sources. We experimentally investigate the real-time dynamics of a synchronously pumped picosecond FOPO with a combination of statistical tools using time-stretch spectroscopy. The study of wavelength correlations allows us to unveil particular spectrotemporal dynamics and correlation patterns. Specifically, we demonstrate that combining mutual information (MI) analysis and least-squares regression with large ensembles of shot-to-shot spectra allows to efficiently track energy transfers from pump to parametric waves. In addition, we show that tuning the FOPO parameters enables the shaping of spectral correlations to a certain extent.
Mohamed Touil; Rezki Becheker; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Spectral correlations in a fiber-optical parametric oscillator. Physical Review A 2021, 103, 043503 .
AMA StyleMohamed Touil, Rezki Becheker, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Spectral correlations in a fiber-optical parametric oscillator. Physical Review A. 2021; 103 (4):043503.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMohamed Touil; Rezki Becheker; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2021. "Spectral correlations in a fiber-optical parametric oscillator." Physical Review A 103, no. 4: 043503.
We demonstrate a fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse oscillator (FOPCPO) pumped in the normal-dispersion regime by chirped pulses at 1.036 µm. Highly chirped idler pulses tunable from 1210 nm to 1270 nm with energies higher than 250 nJ are generated from our system, along with signal pulses tunable from 870 nm to 910 nm. Numerical simulations demonstrate that further energy scaling is possible and paves the way for the use of such FOPCPOs for applications requiring high-energy, compact, and low-noise sources, such as in biophotonics or spectroscopy.
Rezki Becheker; Mohamed Touil; Saïd Idlahcen; Mincheng Tang; Adil Haboucha; Benoit Barviau; Frédéric Grisch; Patrice Camy; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. High-energy normal-dispersion fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse oscillator. Optics Letters 2020, 45, 6398 -6401.
AMA StyleRezki Becheker, Mohamed Touil, Saïd Idlahcen, Mincheng Tang, Adil Haboucha, Benoit Barviau, Frédéric Grisch, Patrice Camy, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. High-energy normal-dispersion fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse oscillator. Optics Letters. 2020; 45 (23):6398-6401.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRezki Becheker; Mohamed Touil; Saïd Idlahcen; Mincheng Tang; Adil Haboucha; Benoit Barviau; Frédéric Grisch; Patrice Camy; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2020. "High-energy normal-dispersion fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse oscillator." Optics Letters 45, no. 23: 6398-6401.
We report the first experimental demonstration of a fiber optical parametric chirped-pulse oscillator (FOPCPO) pumped by chirped pulses. The system delivers 250 nJ highly-chirped idler pulses and simulations show that further energy scaling is possible.
R. Becheker; M. Touil; S. Idlahcen; M. Tang; A. Haboucha; B. Barviau; F. Grisch; P. Camy; T. Godin; A. Hideur. Experimental demonstration of fiber optical parametric chirped pulse oscillation at 1 µm. OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF) 2020, NpTu1E.3 .
AMA StyleR. Becheker, M. Touil, S. Idlahcen, M. Tang, A. Haboucha, B. Barviau, F. Grisch, P. Camy, T. Godin, A. Hideur. Experimental demonstration of fiber optical parametric chirped pulse oscillation at 1 µm. OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF). 2020; ():NpTu1E.3.
Chicago/Turabian StyleR. Becheker; M. Touil; S. Idlahcen; M. Tang; A. Haboucha; B. Barviau; F. Grisch; P. Camy; T. Godin; A. Hideur. 2020. "Experimental demonstration of fiber optical parametric chirped pulse oscillation at 1 µm." OSA Advanced Photonics Congress (AP) 2020 (IPR, NP, NOMA, Networks, PVLED, PSC, SPPCom, SOF) , no. : NpTu1E.3.
We demonstrate for the first time, to our knowledge, an all-polarization-maintaining double-clad neodymium fiber laser operating in the dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) regime where stable mode-locking is achieved using a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) with large normal dispersion in a figure-8 cavity design. The laser thereby generates square-shaped nanosecond pulses whose duration linearly scales with pump power from 0.5 up to 6 ns, with a maximum energy of 20 nJ. In addition, output pulses feature a remarkably narrow bandwidth of 60 pm along with a signal-to-noise ratio higher than 80 dB. This study then paves the way toward using such DSR-based sources for efficient frequency doubling in the blue spectral range.
Rezki Becheker; Mincheng Tang; Mohamed Touil; Thierry Robin; Benoît Cadier; Mathieu Laroche; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Dissipative soliton resonance in a mode-locked Nd-fiber laser operating at 927 nm. Optics Letters 2019, 44, 5497 -5500.
AMA StyleRezki Becheker, Mincheng Tang, Mohamed Touil, Thierry Robin, Benoît Cadier, Mathieu Laroche, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Dissipative soliton resonance in a mode-locked Nd-fiber laser operating at 927 nm. Optics Letters. 2019; 44 (22):5497-5500.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRezki Becheker; Mincheng Tang; Mohamed Touil; Thierry Robin; Benoît Cadier; Mathieu Laroche; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2019. "Dissipative soliton resonance in a mode-locked Nd-fiber laser operating at 927 nm." Optics Letters 44, no. 22: 5497-5500.
We report on a passively mode-locked oscillator based on an erbium-doped dual concentric core fiber combining high normal dispersion and large mode area. This large normal dispersion laser generates long pulses with 30 ps duration and 0.17 nm spectral width at 1530 nm wavelength. The source delivers an average power of 64 mW at a repetition rate of 16 MHz, corresponding to 4 nJ energy. This concept opens up new degrees of freedom in the design of mode-locked fiber lasers.
Mincheng Tang; Geoffroy Granger; Fabien Lesparre; Hongjie Wang; Kai Qian; Caroline Lecaplain; Jean-Louis Oudar; Yves Jaouen; Renaud Gabet; Dmitry Gaponov; Mikhail Likhachev; Thomas Godin; Sébastien Février; Ammar Hideur. Large Normal Dispersion Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser. Fibers 2019, 7, 97 .
AMA StyleMincheng Tang, Geoffroy Granger, Fabien Lesparre, Hongjie Wang, Kai Qian, Caroline Lecaplain, Jean-Louis Oudar, Yves Jaouen, Renaud Gabet, Dmitry Gaponov, Mikhail Likhachev, Thomas Godin, Sébastien Février, Ammar Hideur. Large Normal Dispersion Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser. Fibers. 2019; 7 (11):97.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMincheng Tang; Geoffroy Granger; Fabien Lesparre; Hongjie Wang; Kai Qian; Caroline Lecaplain; Jean-Louis Oudar; Yves Jaouen; Renaud Gabet; Dmitry Gaponov; Mikhail Likhachev; Thomas Godin; Sébastien Février; Ammar Hideur. 2019. "Large Normal Dispersion Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser." Fibers 7, no. 11: 97.
We investigate the dynamical behavior of a self-pulsing laser under the influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS), a system which has previously been shown to favor extreme statistics. Using a laser model coupling a multi-Stokes Brillouin scattering process with the population inversion formalism for the gain and taking into account saturable absorption effects, we demonstrate that different statistical distribution types arise as the nonlinear interactions between the laser and higher-order SBS waves lead to the occurrence of high intensity short pulses. By taking into account up to five Stokes orders, we show that highly skewed statistics and pulses with extreme peak intensities can be obtained, allowing us to describe more accurately the experimental observations and to better apprehend the underlying physics. We also unexpectedly demonstrate that the acoustic noise does not affect the emergence of such extreme events.
Djamila Boukhaoui; Djouher Mallek; Abdelhamid Kellou; Hervé Leblond; François Sanchez; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Influence of higher-order stimulated Brillouin scattering on the occurrence of extreme events in self-pulsing fiber lasers. Physical Review A 2019, 100, 013809 .
AMA StyleDjamila Boukhaoui, Djouher Mallek, Abdelhamid Kellou, Hervé Leblond, François Sanchez, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Influence of higher-order stimulated Brillouin scattering on the occurrence of extreme events in self-pulsing fiber lasers. Physical Review A. 2019; 100 (1):013809.
Chicago/Turabian StyleDjamila Boukhaoui; Djouher Mallek; Abdelhamid Kellou; Hervé Leblond; François Sanchez; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2019. "Influence of higher-order stimulated Brillouin scattering on the occurrence of extreme events in self-pulsing fiber lasers." Physical Review A 100, no. 1: 013809.
We report for the first time a figure-8 all-PM mode-locked Nd-fiber laser operating at 927 nm in the dissipative soliton resonance (DSR) regime. This laser is based on a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) and enables the generation of nanosecond pulses whose duration scales with pump power. Strikingly, the nanojoule output pulses feature a very narrow optical spectrum along with excellent noise properties.
Rezki Becheker; Mohamed Touil; Kilian Le Corre; Thierry Robin; Benoit Cadier; Mathieu Laroche; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Observation of dissipative soliton resonance mode-locking in an all-polarization-maintaining neodymium fiber laser. Laser Congress 2019 (ASSL, LAC, LS&C) 2019, JTh3A.38 .
AMA StyleRezki Becheker, Mohamed Touil, Kilian Le Corre, Thierry Robin, Benoit Cadier, Mathieu Laroche, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Observation of dissipative soliton resonance mode-locking in an all-polarization-maintaining neodymium fiber laser. Laser Congress 2019 (ASSL, LAC, LS&C). 2019; ():JTh3A.38.
Chicago/Turabian StyleRezki Becheker; Mohamed Touil; Kilian Le Corre; Thierry Robin; Benoit Cadier; Mathieu Laroche; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2019. "Observation of dissipative soliton resonance mode-locking in an all-polarization-maintaining neodymium fiber laser." Laser Congress 2019 (ASSL, LAC, LS&C) , no. : JTh3A.38.
We report on a mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser delivering highly-chirped pulses with several tens of nanojoules of energy around 1560 nm and its exploitation to efficiently pump a fiber optical parametric oscillator (FOPO), thus enabling picosecond pulse generation around 1700 nm. The laser cavity features a high normal dispersion and mode-locking is sustained using tailored spectral filtering combined with nonlinear polarization evolution and a semiconductor saturable absorber. Numerical simulations show that the laser dynamics is governed by a strong mode-locking mechanism compensating for the large spectral and temporal pulse evolution along the cavity. In the frame of high energy picosecond pulse generation around 1700 nm, we then demonstrate that using highly-chirped pulses as pump pulses allows for the efficient tuning of the FOPO idler wavelength between 1620 and 1870 nm. In addition, satisfying noise characteristics have been achieved both for the Er-laser and the FOPO, with respective relative intensity noises (RIN) of −154 and −140 dBc/Hz, thus paving the way for the use of such sources in ultrafast instrumentation.
Mincheng Tang; Rezki Becheker; Pierre-Henry Hanzard; Aleksey Tyazhev; Jean-Louis Oudar; Arnaud Mussot; Alexandre Kudlinski; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Low Noise High-Energy Dissipative Soliton Erbium Fiber Laser for Fiber Optical Parametric Oscillator Pumping. Applied Sciences 2018, 8, 2161 .
AMA StyleMincheng Tang, Rezki Becheker, Pierre-Henry Hanzard, Aleksey Tyazhev, Jean-Louis Oudar, Arnaud Mussot, Alexandre Kudlinski, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Low Noise High-Energy Dissipative Soliton Erbium Fiber Laser for Fiber Optical Parametric Oscillator Pumping. Applied Sciences. 2018; 8 (11):2161.
Chicago/Turabian StyleMincheng Tang; Rezki Becheker; Pierre-Henry Hanzard; Aleksey Tyazhev; Jean-Louis Oudar; Arnaud Mussot; Alexandre Kudlinski; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2018. "Low Noise High-Energy Dissipative Soliton Erbium Fiber Laser for Fiber Optical Parametric Oscillator Pumping." Applied Sciences 8, no. 11: 2161.
We report the tracking of single laser-induced shockwaves (SWs) using a real-time all-optical imaging setup based on amplified time-stretch dispersive Fourier transformation. SW propagation is encoded transversally on spatially dispersed ultrashort pulses at a frame rate of 80 MHz, and the technique allows us to record its evolution on μs timescales. We were then able to monitor the slowing down of a single SW and its reflection on a plane surface and also to perform velocity statistics and to evidence SW-to-SW fluctuations. This feasibility study proves time-stretch imaging to be a complementary and particularly adapted method to study SW dynamics and interactions and fast non-repetitive events occurring in laser ablation.
Pierre-Henry Hanzard; Thomas Godin; Saïd Idlahcen; Claude Rozé; Ammar Hideur. Real-time tracking of single shockwaves via amplified time-stretch imaging. Applied Physics Letters 2018, 112, 161106 .
AMA StylePierre-Henry Hanzard, Thomas Godin, Saïd Idlahcen, Claude Rozé, Ammar Hideur. Real-time tracking of single shockwaves via amplified time-stretch imaging. Applied Physics Letters. 2018; 112 (16):161106.
Chicago/Turabian StylePierre-Henry Hanzard; Thomas Godin; Saïd Idlahcen; Claude Rozé; Ammar Hideur. 2018. "Real-time tracking of single shockwaves via amplified time-stretch imaging." Applied Physics Letters 112, no. 16: 161106.
A passively mode-locked (Tm,Ho):YLF laser is reported for the first time. The laser is pumped with a high-power multimode laser diode and mode-locked with a graphene saturable absorber, delivering 52 mW of output power with a repetition rate of 75 MHz at a central wavelength of 2051 nm.
Aleksey Tyazhev; Marlène Paris; Rémi Soulard; Pavel Loiko; Jean-Louis Doualan; Gurvan Brasse; Alain Braud; Thomas Godin; Patrice Camy; Ammar Hideur. Passively Mode-locked (Tm,Ho):YLF Laser. Laser Congress 2018 (ASSL) 2018, ATu2A.31 .
AMA StyleAleksey Tyazhev, Marlène Paris, Rémi Soulard, Pavel Loiko, Jean-Louis Doualan, Gurvan Brasse, Alain Braud, Thomas Godin, Patrice Camy, Ammar Hideur. Passively Mode-locked (Tm,Ho):YLF Laser. Laser Congress 2018 (ASSL). 2018; ():ATu2A.31.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAleksey Tyazhev; Marlène Paris; Rémi Soulard; Pavel Loiko; Jean-Louis Doualan; Gurvan Brasse; Alain Braud; Thomas Godin; Patrice Camy; Ammar Hideur. 2018. "Passively Mode-locked (Tm,Ho):YLF Laser." Laser Congress 2018 (ASSL) , no. : ATu2A.31.
We report on the successful operation of a dissipative soliton fiber laser mode-locked with a bulk InGaAs-based saturable absorber mirror forming a resonant micro-cavity. Highly-chirped pulses with several nanojoules of energy are thus produced. Remarkably, the laser performances in terms of output power and amplitude stability are comparable to those obtained with their multiple-quantum-well-based counterparts. This letter suggests that this simplified approach for saturable absorber mirrors can be considered as a promising alternative regarding ultrafast optics applications.
Pierre-Henry Hanzard; Mincheng Tang; Li Fang; Adil Haboucha; Isabelle Sagnes; Cyril Bachelet; Thomas Godin; Jean-Louis Oudar; Ammar Hideur. Dissipative Soliton Fiber Laser Mode-Locked With a Resonant InGaAs-Based Saturable Absorber Mirror. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 2017, 29, 1772 -1775.
AMA StylePierre-Henry Hanzard, Mincheng Tang, Li Fang, Adil Haboucha, Isabelle Sagnes, Cyril Bachelet, Thomas Godin, Jean-Louis Oudar, Ammar Hideur. Dissipative Soliton Fiber Laser Mode-Locked With a Resonant InGaAs-Based Saturable Absorber Mirror. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters. 2017; 29 (21):1772-1775.
Chicago/Turabian StylePierre-Henry Hanzard; Mincheng Tang; Li Fang; Adil Haboucha; Isabelle Sagnes; Cyril Bachelet; Thomas Godin; Jean-Louis Oudar; Ammar Hideur. 2017. "Dissipative Soliton Fiber Laser Mode-Locked With a Resonant InGaAs-Based Saturable Absorber Mirror." IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 29, no. 21: 1772-1775.
We report the experimental observation of extreme instabilities in a self-pulsing fiber laser under the influence of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). Specifically, we observe temporally localized structures with high intensities that can be referred to as rogue events through their statistical behaviour with highly-skewed intensity distributions. The emergence of these SBS-induced rogue waves is attributed to the interplay between laser operation and resonant Stokes orders. As this behaviour is not accounted for by existing models, we also present numerical simulations showing that such instabilities can be observed in chaotic laser operation. This study opens up new possibilities towards harnessing extreme events in highly-dissipative systems through adapted laser cavity configurations.
Pierre-Henry Hanzard; Mohamed Talbi; Djouher Mallek; Abdelhamid Kellou; Hervé Leblond; François Sanchez; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. Brillouin scattering-induced rogue waves in self-pulsing fiber lasers. Scientific Reports 2017, 7, srep45868 .
AMA StylePierre-Henry Hanzard, Mohamed Talbi, Djouher Mallek, Abdelhamid Kellou, Hervé Leblond, François Sanchez, Thomas Godin, Ammar Hideur. Brillouin scattering-induced rogue waves in self-pulsing fiber lasers. Scientific Reports. 2017; 7 (1):srep45868.
Chicago/Turabian StylePierre-Henry Hanzard; Mohamed Talbi; Djouher Mallek; Abdelhamid Kellou; Hervé Leblond; François Sanchez; Thomas Godin; Ammar Hideur. 2017. "Brillouin scattering-induced rogue waves in self-pulsing fiber lasers." Scientific Reports 7, no. 1: srep45868.
We report on a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Tm3+:YLF oscillator operating at the central wavelength of 1.91 µm. The laser is mode-locked with a GaAs-based SESAM and emits a pulse train at 95 MHz with a maximal power of 73 mW.
Aleksey Tyazhev; Rémi Soulard; Marlène V. Paris; Thomas Godin; Gurvan Brasse; Jean-Louis Doualan; Alain Braud; Richard Moncorge; Mathieu Laroche; Patrice Camy; Ammar Hideur. 1.91 μm Diode-pumped Tm3+:YLF Bulk Laser Passively Mode-locked with GaAs-based SESAM. Advanced Solid State Lasers 2017, JTh2A.16 .
AMA StyleAleksey Tyazhev, Rémi Soulard, Marlène V. Paris, Thomas Godin, Gurvan Brasse, Jean-Louis Doualan, Alain Braud, Richard Moncorge, Mathieu Laroche, Patrice Camy, Ammar Hideur. 1.91 μm Diode-pumped Tm3+:YLF Bulk Laser Passively Mode-locked with GaAs-based SESAM. Advanced Solid State Lasers. 2017; ():JTh2A.16.
Chicago/Turabian StyleAleksey Tyazhev; Rémi Soulard; Marlène V. Paris; Thomas Godin; Gurvan Brasse; Jean-Louis Doualan; Alain Braud; Richard Moncorge; Mathieu Laroche; Patrice Camy; Ammar Hideur. 2017. "1.91 μm Diode-pumped Tm3+:YLF Bulk Laser Passively Mode-locked with GaAs-based SESAM." Advanced Solid State Lasers , no. : JTh2A.16.