A passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser based on a single-wall carbon nanotube polymer

• Main Authors: Ahmad, F., Harun, S. W., Nor, R. M., Zulkepely, N. R., Ahmad, H., Shum, Perry Ping
• Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/106614; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17182; http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/30/5/054210
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

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...