Recent research progress of Mamyshev oscillator for high energy and ultrashort pulse generation

The potential applications of Mamyshev oscillator in the generation of high-energy ultrashort pulses have aroused extensive research interest. This review focuses on the latest research progress of Mamyshev oscillator. Firstly, the working mechanism of Mamyshev oscillator is introduced. Then, the research results of Mamyshev oscillator in recent years are summarized according to three different wavebands of 1 μm, 1.5 μm and 2 μm. The Mamyshev oscillator can effectively improve the laser pulse energy and shorten the pulse duration, which has great advantages in industrial applications. Meanwhile, it contains abundant nonlinear effects and can be used as an excellent platform for nonlinear optical system, which stimulates the exploitation of nonlinear optics and promoting the development of ultrafast laser technology and nonlinear optics.