A Passively Mode-Locked Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on a Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube Polymer

• Main Authors: Ahmad, F., Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Nor, Roslan Md, Zulkepely, N.R., Ahmad, Harith, Shum, P.
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Physics 2013
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14344/; http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0256-307X/30/5/054210/meta;jsessionid=FD5C1295A9D0E7C788EBEFD1A5AA7BA7.c1.iopscience.cld.iop.org; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/30/5/054210

We demonstrate a simple, compact and low-cost mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a single-wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) poly-ethylene oxide (PEO) composite as a passive saturable absorber (SA). The composite with an SWCNT concentration of 18wt% is prepared by mixing the SWCNT homogeneo...