Ultrafast L Band Soliton Pulse Generation in Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Graphene Oxide Saturable Absorber

Hazlihan Haris; Malathy Batumalay; Tan Sin Jin; Ahmad Razif Muhammad; Arni Munira Markom; Caroline Livan Anyi; Muhamad Hakim Izani; Mohd. Zulhakimi Ab. Razak; Megat Muhammad Ikhsan Megat Hasnan; Ismail Saad

doi:10.3390/cryst13010141

Crystals (Jan 2023)

Ultrafast L Band Soliton Pulse Generation in Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Graphene Oxide Saturable Absorber

Hazlihan Haris,
Malathy Batumalay,
Tan Sin Jin,
Ahmad Razif Muhammad,
Arni Munira Markom,
Caroline Livan Anyi,
Muhamad Hakim Izani,
Mohd. Zulhakimi Ab. Razak,
Megat Muhammad Ikhsan Megat Hasnan,
Ismail Saad

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Hazlihan Haris: Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
Malathy Batumalay: Faculty of Data Science & IT, INTI International University, Nilai 71800, Malaysia
Tan Sin Jin: School of Engineering, UOW Malaysia KDU University College, Shah Alam 40150, Malaysia
Ahmad Razif Muhammad: Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia
Arni Munira Markom: School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kampus Pasir Gudang, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Masai 81750, Malaysia
Caroline Livan Anyi: School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, 62 Nanyang Dr, Singapore 637459, Singapore
Muhamad Hakim Izani: Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia
Mohd. Zulhakimi Ab. Razak: Institute of Microengineering and Nanoelectronics (IMEN), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi 43600, Malaysia
Megat Muhammad Ikhsan Megat Hasnan: Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia
Ismail Saad: Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), Kota Kinabalu 88400, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst13010141
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
p. 141

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We demonstrate a simple mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) based on self-synthesized saturable absorber (SA) by combining graphene oxide (GO) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) solutions to form a GO-PEO thin film. This thin film was incorporated into an Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) with a cavity length of 9 m. Our EDFL could operate at a 22 MHz repetition rate with a 0.8 ps pulse duration. The laser also showed stable soliton pulses under various laser pump power values. Our reported results show that GO-PEO SA is effective and proven as a cost-effective material for saturable absorbers for EDFLs.

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ISSN: 2073-4352 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Crystallography
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