Graphene-based saturable absorber for single-longitudinal-mode operation of highly doped erbium-doped fiber laser

Muhammad, Farah Diana and Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani and Abdul Latif, Amirah and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi and Ahmad, H. (2012) Graphene-based saturable absorber for single-longitudinal-mode operation of highly doped erbium-doped fiber laser. IEEE Photonics Journal, 4 (2). pp. 467-475. E-ISSN 1943-0655

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Abstract

In this paper, a conventional wavelength band (C-band) fiber laser with a tunable single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) output using multilayer graphene as a saturable absorber is demonstrated. The proposed fiber laser uses a short length of highly doped erbium-doped fiber (EDF) as the gain medium and a fiber ferrule with graphene flakes adhered to it by index matching gel (IMG) that acts as the saturable absorber. The fiber laser is able to generate an adjustable wavelength output between 1547.88 and 1559.88 nm with an average peak power of 6.48 dBm with a measured signal-to-noise ratio between 66.0 and 68.3 dB. The SLM output is verified by the absence of frequency beating in the radio frequency (RF) spectrum output and by a measured linewidth of 206.25 kHz using the self-heterodyne technique. The deposition of graphene flakes on the fiber ferrule using the IMG is a new and effective technique to generate SLM operation in the fiber laser

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	8870/84318
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Graphene, saturable absorber, single-longitudinal mode, Erbium-doped fiber laser
Subjects:	Q Science > QC Physics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Physics Kulliyyah of Science
Depositing User:	Dr M Z Zulkifli
Date Deposited:	19 Nov 2020 14:45
Last Modified:	19 Nov 2020 14:45
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/84318

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