Experimental Observations of Multiple Solitons Generation in a Carbon-Nanotube Based Passively Mode-locked Fiber Laser

Author

Jiang, Kai ; Fu, Songnian ; Shum, P.

Author_Institution

Network Technol. Res. Centre, Nanyang Technol. Univ., Singapore, Singapore

Volume

2

fYear

2010

fDate

12-14 April 2010

Firstpage

43

Lastpage

46

Abstract

We report the experimental observations of multiple solitons generation from a carbon nanotube (CNT) -based passively mode-locked fiber lasers. After a fiber-connector-type saturable absorber in which CNT is coated on the fiber connector end is successfully fabricated, stable mode-locked pulses with a 18.8MHz fundamental repetition rate at 1568nm central wavelength is self-started with only 12mW pumping power. The dynamic evolution of solitons as a function of the pump power is presented. Our laser produces multiple solitons of up to ten for the pump power of only 60mW.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical couplers; optical pumping; optical solitons; C; carbon nanotube; fiber-connector-type saturable absorber; frequency 18.8 MHz; fundamental repetition rate; multiple soliton generation; passively mode-locked fiber laser; power 12 mW; pumping power; stable mode-locked pulses; wavelength 1568 nm; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulse generation; Power lasers; Pump lasers; Solitons; carbon nanotube; fiber laser; multi-soliton generation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Mobile Computing (CMC), 2010 International Conference on

Conference_Location

Shenzhen

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-6327-5

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-6328-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CMC.2010.14

Filename

5471390