Buildup dynamics of broadband Q-switched noise-like pulse

Abstract

We investigate the buildup dynamics of broadband Q-switched noise-like pulse (QS-NLP) driven by slow gain dynamics in a microfiber-based passively mode-locked fiber laser. Based on shot-to-shot tracing of the transient optical spectra and qualitatively reproduced numerial simulation, we demonstrate that slow gain dynamics is deeply involved in the onset of such complex temporal and spectral instabilities of QS-NLP. The proposed gain dynamics model could contribute to deeper insight into such nonlinear phenomenon and transient dynamics simulation in ultrafast fiber laser.