Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber
We demonstrate a simple and low cost mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) operating in the nanosecond region using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based saturable absorber (SA). A droplet of SWCNT solution is applied on the end of a fiber ferrule, which is then mated to another clean...
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| author | Ismail, Mohd Afiq Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Zulkepely, Nurul Rozullyah Nor, Roslan Md Ahmad, Fauzan Ahmad, Harith |
| author_facet | Ismail, Mohd Afiq Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Zulkepely, Nurul Rozullyah Nor, Roslan Md Ahmad, Fauzan Ahmad, Harith |
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| description | We demonstrate a simple and low cost mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) operating in the nanosecond region using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based saturable absorber (SA). A droplet of SWCNT solution is applied on the end of a fiber ferrule, which is then mated to another clean connector ferrule to construct an SA. Then the SA is integrated into a ring EDFL cavity for nanosecond pulse generation. The EDFL operates at around 1570.4 nm, with a soliton-like spectrum with small Kelly sidebands, which confirms the attainment of the anomalous dispersion. It produces a soliton pulse train with a 332 ns width, repetition rate of 909.1 kHz, an average output power of 0.31 mW, and energy of 0.34 nJ at the maximum pump power of 130.8 mW. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America |
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| spelling | um.eprints-78752018-10-11T02:37:40Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/7875/ Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber Ismail, Mohd Afiq Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Zulkepely, Nurul Rozullyah Nor, Roslan Md Ahmad, Fauzan Ahmad, Harith QC Physics We demonstrate a simple and low cost mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) operating in the nanosecond region using a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT)-based saturable absorber (SA). A droplet of SWCNT solution is applied on the end of a fiber ferrule, which is then mated to another clean connector ferrule to construct an SA. Then the SA is integrated into a ring EDFL cavity for nanosecond pulse generation. The EDFL operates at around 1570.4 nm, with a soliton-like spectrum with small Kelly sidebands, which confirms the attainment of the anomalous dispersion. It produces a soliton pulse train with a 332 ns width, repetition rate of 909.1 kHz, an average output power of 0.31 mW, and energy of 0.34 nJ at the maximum pump power of 130.8 mW. (C) 2012 Optical Society of America Optical Society of America 2012 Article PeerReviewed Ismail, Mohd Afiq and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi and Zulkepely, Nurul Rozullyah and Nor, Roslan Md and Ahmad, Fauzan and Ahmad, Harith (2012) Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber. Applied Optics, 51 (36). pp. 8621-8624. ISSN 1559-128X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.008621 <https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.008621>. https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.008621 doi:10.1364/AO.51.008621 |
| spellingShingle | QC Physics Ismail, Mohd Afiq Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Zulkepely, Nurul Rozullyah Nor, Roslan Md Ahmad, Fauzan Ahmad, Harith Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title | Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title_full | Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title_fullStr | Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title_short | Nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser using single-walled carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber |
| title_sort | nanosecond soliton pulse generation by mode locked erbium doped fiber laser using single walled carbon nanotube based saturable absorber |
| topic | QC Physics |
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