Title :
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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/CMC.2010.14
