Ultrafast mode-locked dual-wavelength thulium-doped fiber laser using a Mach-Zehnder interferometric filter

• Autorzy: Sharbirin A. S. , Samion M. Z. , Ismail M. F. , Ahmad H.

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DOI

10.1016/j.opelre.2018.10.008

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

A simple and robust method to generate a dual-wavelength mode-locked laser using a tunable Mach-Zehnder filter (TMZF) and a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) based saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and demonstrated. The proposed laser uses a thulium-doped fiber for lasing in the two-micron region and exploits the interferometric spectrum of the TMZF to produce dual peaks with nearly equal magnitude. SWCNT based SA enables mode-locking at a threshold value of 150.4 mW with distinct dual-wavelength peaks at 1919.2 nm and 1963.7 nm. The peaks have a calculated pulse width of 1.8 ps and 1.6 ps, respectively with a repetition rate of 9.1 MHz with a relatively high optical-signal-to-noise ratio value of 59.1 dB. The output is also observed to remain unchanged over time, indicating high stability. The proposed laser has a promising application, particularly in ultrafast gas molecular spectroscopy and sensing.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

dual-wavelength; mode-locking; thulium-doped fiber laser; Mach-Zehnder filter

• Wydawca: Stowarzyszenie Elektryków Polskich ; Polska Akademia Nauk ; Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego
• Czasopismo: Opto-Electronics Review
• Rocznik: 2018
• Tom: Vol. 26, No. 4
• Strony: 312--316
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 30 poz., rys., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Sharbirin A. S.

• Photonics Research Center, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

autor

Samion M. Z.

• Photonics Research Center, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

autor

Ismail M. F.

• Photonics Research Center, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

autor

Ahmad H.

• Visiting Professor at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, Airlangga University, Surabaya 60115, Indonesia

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Uwagi

1. Funding for this work was provided for by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia under the grants LRGS (2015) NGOD / UM / KPT and GA 010 – 2014 (ULUNG), as well as the University of Malaya under the grant RU 001 - 2017.

2. Opracowanie rekordu w ramach umowy 509/P-DUN/2018 ze środków MNiSW przeznaczonych na działalność upowszechniającą naukę (2018).