Tunable Q-switched erbium doped fiber laser with graphene oxide paper based saturable absorber

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Ahmed, M. H. M. [1 ]
Banabila, A. M. [2 ]
Latiff, A. A. [2 ]
Irawati, N. [2 ]
Ali, N. M. [1 ]
Harun, S. W. [1 ]
Arof, H. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Elect Engn, Fac Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
[2] Univ Malaya, Photon Res Ctr, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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OPTOELECTRONICS AND ADVANCED MATERIALS-RAPID COMMUNICATIONS | 2016年 / 10卷 / 11-12期
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Tunable-wavelength; Passively Q-switched laser; Graphene oxide paper; ENERGY;
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We demonstrate a tunable wavelength Q-switched erbium doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a graphene oxide (GO) saturable absorber (SA). The GO solution was prepared using the simplified Hummer's method, which is then thinly spread into a petri-disk to make a paper-like material. The GO paper is sandwiched between two FC/PC fiber connectors and incorporated into a ring EDFL's cavity for Q-switching operation. The wavelength tunable operation of the Q-switched laser was obtained with a band-pass filter. The stable Q-switched pulse with a tunable range from 1536 nm to 1563 nm was achieved, covering a wavelength range over similar to 28 nm. The Q-switched EDFL produced maximum pulse energy of 151 nJ at pump power of 80 mW.
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