• DocumentCode
    1358868
  • Title

    Wide Pulse-Repetition-Rate Range Tunable Nanotube Q -Switched Low Threshold Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser

  • Author

    Dong, Bo ; Hao, Jianzhong ; Hu, Junhao ; Liaw, Chin-Yi

  • Author_Institution
    RF & Opt. Dept., Inst. for Infocomm Res., Singapore, Singapore
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1853
  • Lastpage
    1855
  • Abstract
    A novel all-fiber wide pulse-repetition-rate range tunable nanotube Q-switched low threshold erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser is demonstrated. By connecting a compact and low insertion loss carbon nanotube-based saturable absorber and a section of high concentration EDF in a simple linear laser cavity, Q-switched laser, with a threshold of 29.85 mW, a pulse-repetition-rate tunable range of 14.5-141.4 kHz, and a minimum pulse duration of 330 ns, are achieved. With this laser structure, the self-mode-locking effect on the Q-switch operation can be effectively suppressed.
  • Keywords
    Q-switching; carbon nanotubes; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; laser tuning; nanophotonics; nanotube devices; optical fibre losses; optical saturable absorption; JkJk:Er-C; frequency 14.5 kHz to 141.4 kHz; low insertion loss carbon nanotube-based saturable absorber; power 29.85 mW; self-mode-locking effect; simple linear laser cavity; time 330 ns; wide pulse-repetition-rate range tunable nanotube Q-switched low threshold erbium-doped fiber laser; Cavity resonators; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Insertion loss; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; $Q$-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL); Carbon nanotube; wide pulse-repetition-rate range;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2010.2089507
  • Filename
    5607288
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1358868