Title :
High energy pulse generation using a carbon-nanotube-deposited fiber device
Author :
Liu, H.H. ; Chow, K.K. ; Yamashita, S. ; Set, S.Y.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore
Abstract :
We demonstrate high energy passively Q-switched fiber laser incorporating a carbon-nanotube-based saturable absorber fabricated by optically-driven deposition on a side-polished fiber. Output pulses with pulse energy of 81.3 nJ are obtained from the laser cavity.
Keywords :
Q-switching; carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; optical fibre fabrication; optical pulse generation; optical saturable absorption; polishing; carbon nanotube based saturable absorber; carbon nanotube deposited fiber device; energy 81.3 nJ; high energy passively Q switched fiber laser; high energy pulse generation; laser cavity; optically driven deposition; side polished fiber; Couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical variables measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
