Abstract

Ultrafast lasers based on multimode fibers have attracted extensive attention owing to the large mode-field area and nonlinear tolerance. The high spatial degree of freedom of multimode fibers is significant for spatiotemporal pulses locked both in transverse and longitudinal modes, where the energy of output pulses can be remarkably improved. Herein, the 1.5-μm all-fiber spatiotemporal mode-locked laser was realized based on carbon nanotubes as a saturable absorber. Moreover, by tuning the polarization controller and the pump power carefully, the output wavelengths can be ranged from 1529 to 1565 nm based on the multimode interference filter. In addition, Q-switched mode-locking and spatiotemporal mode-locked dual combs were also observed by further adjusting the polarization controller. Such a kind of an all-fiber multimode laser offers a crucial insight into the spatiotemporal nonlinear dynamics, which is of great significance in scientific research and practical applications.

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