Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a non-mode-locking approach to generating multi-gigahertz repetition rate, femtosecond pulses in burst mode by shaping a continuous-wave (CW) seed laser in an all-fiber configuration. The seed laser at 1030 nm is first phase modulated and de-chirped to low-contrast, ∼2 ps pulses at a 17.5 GHz repetition rate, then carved to bursts at a 60 kHz repetition rate, and finally shaped to <2 ps clean pulses by a Mamyshev regenerator. This prepared high-quality picosecond source is further used to seed an Yb-doped fiber amplifier operating in the highly nonlinear regime, delivering output pulses at 23 nJ/pulse and $20\,\mathrm{\mu}$J/burst, compressible to ∼100 fs level. The system eliminates the need for mode-locked cavities and simplifies conventional ultrafast electro-optic combs to using only one phase modulator, while providing femtosecond pulses at multiple gigahertz repetition rate, enhanced pulse energy in burst mode and the potential of further power/energy scaling.

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