Evanescent-Light Deposition of Graphene Onto Tapered Fibers for Passive Q-Switch and Mode-Locker

被引:123
作者
Wang, Jinzhang [1 ,2 ]
Luo, Zhengqian [1 ]
Zhou, Min [1 ]
Ye, Chenchun [1 ]
Fu, Hongyan [1 ]
Cai, Zhiping [1 ]
Cheng, Huihui [1 ]
Xu, Huiying [1 ]
Qi, Wei [1 ]
机构
[1] Xiamen Univ, Inst Optoelect Technol, Dept Elect Engn, Xiamen 361005, Peoples R China
[2] Sci & Technol Elect Informat Control Lab, Chengdu 610036, Peoples R China
来源
IEEE PHOTONICS JOURNAL | 2012年 / 4卷 / 05期
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
Tapered fiber; graphene; optical deposition; Q-switch and mode-locker; NANOSECOND PULSE GENERATION; CARBON NANOTUBES; SATURABLE ABSORBER; LASER;
D O I
10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2208736
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We demonstrate the fabrication of graphene-deposited tapered fibers (GDTFs), which can be used as saturable absorbers (SAs) for pulsed lasers. The advantages of GDTF SAs include flexibility, all-fiber configuration, and high optical damage threshold. The fabrication process is based on the interaction of the evanescent field of a tapered fiber with graphene. By in situ monitoring the transmitted power, the deposition process can be controlled, and the GDTF with a desirable level of nonsaturable absorption loss can be fabricated. We also study the dynamic deposition process by employing different waist diameters of tapered fibers and the different deposition powers. The results show that the deposition time can be significantly shortened with stronger evanescent field by decreasing the taper diameter or increasing the deposition power. Furthermore, by exploiting the GDTF as an intracavity passive power modulating element, we demonstrate efficient Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber lasers, respectively.
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页码:1295 / 1305
页数:11
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