Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers
This paper presents the generation and characterization of femtosecond pulses utilizing graphene-polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) thin-film saturable absorber (SA), which is subjected to different lengths of single-mode fiber (SMF) in an erbium-doped fiber laser cavity. The graphene/PMMA-SA is prepare...
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| author | Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Lau, Kuen Y. M. Abdulkawi, Wazie Alresheedi, Mohammed T. Muhammad, Farah D. Mahdi, Mohd Adzir |
| author_facet | Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Lau, Kuen Y. M. Abdulkawi, Wazie Alresheedi, Mohammed T. Muhammad, Farah D. Mahdi, Mohd Adzir |
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| description | This paper presents the generation and characterization of femtosecond pulses utilizing graphene-polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) thin-film saturable absorber (SA), which is subjected to different lengths of single-mode fiber (SMF) in an erbium-doped fiber laser cavity. The graphene/PMMA-SA is prepared by using a simple transfer procedure of the thin-film on a fiber ferrule. By increasing the SMF length from 0 to 4 m, the corresponding group velocity dispersion of the entire cavity is estimated to change from −0.033 to −0.121 ps2. Analysis of the pulse performance shows that the pulse width behavior varies from 820 fs to 710 fs against different cavity lengths. Similarly, the pulse repetition rate and the spectral bandwidth can be adjusted from 12.5 to 10.0 MHz, and from 8.2 to 5.6 nm, respectively. A comprehensive discussion on the pulse performance is presented, which can contribute to widening the knowledge on the operation of graphene-based soliton mode-locked erbium-doped fiber lasers based on dispersion management by controlling the cavity length. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-1009762023-07-13T07:48:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/100976/ Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Lau, Kuen Y. M. Abdulkawi, Wazie Alresheedi, Mohammed T. Muhammad, Farah D. Mahdi, Mohd Adzir This paper presents the generation and characterization of femtosecond pulses utilizing graphene-polymethyl-methacrylate (PMMA) thin-film saturable absorber (SA), which is subjected to different lengths of single-mode fiber (SMF) in an erbium-doped fiber laser cavity. The graphene/PMMA-SA is prepared by using a simple transfer procedure of the thin-film on a fiber ferrule. By increasing the SMF length from 0 to 4 m, the corresponding group velocity dispersion of the entire cavity is estimated to change from −0.033 to −0.121 ps2. Analysis of the pulse performance shows that the pulse width behavior varies from 820 fs to 710 fs against different cavity lengths. Similarly, the pulse repetition rate and the spectral bandwidth can be adjusted from 12.5 to 10.0 MHz, and from 8.2 to 5.6 nm, respectively. A comprehensive discussion on the pulse performance is presented, which can contribute to widening the knowledge on the operation of graphene-based soliton mode-locked erbium-doped fiber lasers based on dispersion management by controlling the cavity length. MDPI 2022-03-24 Article PeerReviewed Abas, Ahmad Fauzi and Lau, Kuen Y. and M. Abdulkawi, Wazie and Alresheedi, Mohammed T. and Muhammad, Farah D. and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir (2022) Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers. Applied Sciences, 12 (7). art. no. 3288. pp. 1-13. ISSN 2076-3417 https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/7/3288 10.3390/app12073288 |
| spellingShingle | Abas, Ahmad Fauzi Lau, Kuen Y. M. Abdulkawi, Wazie Alresheedi, Mohammed T. Muhammad, Farah D. Mahdi, Mohd Adzir Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title | Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title_full | Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title_fullStr | Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title_short | Dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene-based soliton mode-locked fiber lasers |
| title_sort | dispersion management and pulse characterization of graphene based soliton mode locked fiber lasers |
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