Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber
We experimentally demonstrate a passive mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a multi-layer black phosphorus saturable absorber (BPSA). The BPSA is fabricated by mechanically exfoliating a BP crystal and sticking the acquired BP flakes onto scotch tape. A small piece of the tape is then...
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| author | Ahmed, M.H.M. Latiff, A.A. Arof, Hamzah Harun, Sulaiman Wadi |
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| description | We experimentally demonstrate a passive mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a multi-layer black phosphorus saturable absorber (BPSA). The BPSA is fabricated by mechanically exfoliating a BP crystal and sticking the acquired BP flakes onto scotch tape. A small piece of the tape is then placed between two ferrules and integrated into an EDFL cavity to achieve a self-started soliton mode-locked pulse operation at 1560.7 nm wavelength. The 3 dB bandwidth, pulse width, and repetition rate of the laser are 6.4 nm, 570 fs, and 6.88 MHz, respectively. The average output power is 5.1 mW at pump power of 140 mW and thus, the pulse energy and peak power are estimated at 0.74 nJ and 1.22 kW, respectively. The BPSA was constructed in a simple fabrication process and has a modulation depth of 7% to successfully produce the stable mode-locked fiber laser. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-181472018-10-09T03:59:50Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/18147/ Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber Ahmed, M.H.M. Latiff, A.A. Arof, Hamzah Harun, Sulaiman Wadi TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering We experimentally demonstrate a passive mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a multi-layer black phosphorus saturable absorber (BPSA). The BPSA is fabricated by mechanically exfoliating a BP crystal and sticking the acquired BP flakes onto scotch tape. A small piece of the tape is then placed between two ferrules and integrated into an EDFL cavity to achieve a self-started soliton mode-locked pulse operation at 1560.7 nm wavelength. The 3 dB bandwidth, pulse width, and repetition rate of the laser are 6.4 nm, 570 fs, and 6.88 MHz, respectively. The average output power is 5.1 mW at pump power of 140 mW and thus, the pulse energy and peak power are estimated at 0.74 nJ and 1.22 kW, respectively. The BPSA was constructed in a simple fabrication process and has a modulation depth of 7% to successfully produce the stable mode-locked fiber laser. John Wiley & Sons 2016 Article PeerReviewed Ahmed, M.H.M. and Latiff, A.A. and Arof, Hamzah and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2016) Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber. Laser Physics Letters, 13 (9). 095104. ISSN 1612-2011, DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/13/9/095104 <https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/13/9/095104>. https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/13/9/095104 doi:10.1088/1612-2011/13/9/095104 |
| spellingShingle | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Ahmed, M.H.M. Latiff, A.A. Arof, Hamzah Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title | Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title_full | Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title_fullStr | Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title_short | Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| title_sort | ultrafast erbium doped fiber laser mode locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber |
| topic | TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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