Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber

Simple, low-cost and stable passive Q-switched thulium-doped fibre lasers (TDFLs) operating at 1892.4 and 1910.8 nm are demonstrated using 802 and 1552 nm pumping schemes, respectively, in conjunction with a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) saturable absorber (SA). The MWCNTs composite is prep...

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Main Authors: Saidin, Norazlina, Zen, Dess I.M., Ahmad, Fauzan, Haris, Hazlihan, Ahmad, MT, Latiff, AA, Ahmad, Harith, Dimyati, K, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
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Language:English
Published: The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 2014
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/38752/1/JOE.2014.0038_2.pdf
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author Saidin, Norazlina
Zen, Dess I.M.
Ahmad, Fauzan
Haris, Hazlihan
Ahmad, MT
Latiff, AA
Ahmad, Harith
Dimyati, K
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
author_facet Saidin, Norazlina
Zen, Dess I.M.
Ahmad, Fauzan
Haris, Hazlihan
Ahmad, MT
Latiff, AA
Ahmad, Harith
Dimyati, K
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
author_sort Saidin, Norazlina
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description Simple, low-cost and stable passive Q-switched thulium-doped fibre lasers (TDFLs) operating at 1892.4 and 1910.8 nm are demonstrated using 802 and 1552 nm pumping schemes, respectively, in conjunction with a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) saturable absorber (SA). The MWCNTs composite is prepared by mixing the MWCNTs homogeneous solution into a dilute polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer solution before it is left to dry at room temperature to produce thin film. Then the film is sandwiched between two FC/PC fibre connectors and integrated into the laser cavity for Q-switching pulse generation. The pulse repetition rate of the TDFL configured with 802 nm pump can be tuned from 3.8 to 4.6 kHz, whereas the corresponding pulse width reduces from 22.1 to 18.3 μs as the pump power is increased from 187.3 to 194.2 mW. On the other hand, with 1552 nm pumping, the TDFL generates optical pulse train with a repetition rate ranging from 13.1 to 21.7 kHz with a pulse width of 11.5 7.9 μs when the pump power is tuned from 302.2 to 382.1 mW. A higher performance Q-switched TDFL is expected to be achieved with the optimisation of the MWCNT-SA saturable absorber and laser cavity.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:387522015-03-05T07:43:02Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/38752/ Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber Saidin, Norazlina Zen, Dess I.M. Ahmad, Fauzan Haris, Hazlihan Ahmad, MT Latiff, AA Ahmad, Harith Dimyati, K Harun, Sulaiman Wadi TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices Simple, low-cost and stable passive Q-switched thulium-doped fibre lasers (TDFLs) operating at 1892.4 and 1910.8 nm are demonstrated using 802 and 1552 nm pumping schemes, respectively, in conjunction with a multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) saturable absorber (SA). The MWCNTs composite is prepared by mixing the MWCNTs homogeneous solution into a dilute polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) polymer solution before it is left to dry at room temperature to produce thin film. Then the film is sandwiched between two FC/PC fibre connectors and integrated into the laser cavity for Q-switching pulse generation. The pulse repetition rate of the TDFL configured with 802 nm pump can be tuned from 3.8 to 4.6 kHz, whereas the corresponding pulse width reduces from 22.1 to 18.3 μs as the pump power is increased from 187.3 to 194.2 mW. On the other hand, with 1552 nm pumping, the TDFL generates optical pulse train with a repetition rate ranging from 13.1 to 21.7 kHz with a pulse width of 11.5 7.9 μs when the pump power is tuned from 302.2 to 382.1 mW. A higher performance Q-switched TDFL is expected to be achieved with the optimisation of the MWCNT-SA saturable absorber and laser cavity. The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/38752/1/JOE.2014.0038_2.pdf Saidin, Norazlina and Zen, Dess I.M. and Ahmad, Fauzan and Haris, Hazlihan and Ahmad, MT and Latiff, AA and Ahmad, Harith and Dimyati, K and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2014) Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber. The Journal of Engineering. pp. 1-5. ISSN 2051-3305 http://theiet.org/ 10.1049/joe.2014.0038
spellingShingle TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices
Saidin, Norazlina
Zen, Dess I.M.
Ahmad, Fauzan
Haris, Hazlihan
Ahmad, MT
Latiff, AA
Ahmad, Harith
Dimyati, K
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title_full Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title_fullStr Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title_full_unstemmed Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title_short Q-switched thulium-doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi-walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
title_sort q switched thulium doped fibre laser operating at 1900 nm using multi walled carbon nanotubes saturable absorber
topic TK5101 Telecommunication. Including telegraphy, radio, radar, television
TK7800 Electronics. Computer engineering. Computer hardware. Photoelectronic devices
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/38752/1/JOE.2014.0038_2.pdf
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