Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 2, 0214001(2023)

Fiber Laser with Switchable Operating Modes Based on Graphene Oxide/Polystyrene Electro-Optic Modulator

Xiaoying Zhang1, Jianhua Chang1,2、*, Tengfei Dai1,2, Youpeng Su1, Xiang Liu1, and Haibin Ni1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronics & Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, China
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    Schematic diagram of GPI device structure and preparation process. (a) Schematic diagram of GPI device structure; (b) SEM image of cross section of GO/PS composite material (inset is top-view SEM image); (c) basic process flow chart for preparing GPI device
    Representation diagram of GO. (a) XPS image of GO; (b) Raman spectrum of GO (inset is SEM image of GO)
    Electromodulation principle of GO. (a) Accumulation and depletion of electrons in GO atomic structure; (b) microscopic diagram of applied electric field affecting GPI device
    Schematic diagrams of optical transmission in fiber and single GO/PS local field
    Optical characteristic curves of GPI device. (a) Optical transmission efficiency of device varying with pump power under different driving voltages; (b) effect of different driving voltages on optical transmission efficiency of device at low pump power of 35 mW
    All-fiber ring mode-locked laser based on GO/PS electro-optic modulator
    Output power of all-fiber laser. (a) Correspondence between average output power and pump power; (b) effect of applied voltage on output power and device insertion loss at low pump power of 34.3 mW
    Pulse sequence diagrams under different working conditions. (a) CW signal at voltage of 0 V and QML signal at voltage of 10 V for pump power of 34.3 mW after using GO/PS structure; (b) CWML signal at voltage of 20 V for pump power of 34.3 mW after using GO/PS structure; (c) autocorrelation curve and CWML sequence plot at voltage of 20 V for pump power of 34.3 mW after using GO/PS structure; (d) autocorrelation curve and CWML sequence plot at voltage of 30 V for pump power of 44.05 mW after using GO structure
    Output characteristics of all fiber mode-locked laser with pump power of 34.3 mW and driving voltage of 20 V.(a) Spectrogram; (b) spectrum diagram
    Average output power curve of all-fiber mode-locked laser in 180 min at pump power of 34.3 mW and driving voltage of 20 V
    • Table 1. Parameter comparison of fiber mode-locked lasers based on various modulators

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      Table 1. Parameter comparison of fiber mode-locked lasers based on various modulators

      StructurePump power of electronically controlled ML /mW

      Optical power penalty /

      %

      Center wavelength /nmRepetition rate /MHzFWHM /nm

      Pulse width /

      ps

      Use of modulatorRef.
      GO/PS based capacitor34.39.41557.821.400.4720.00Three operation modes switchingOur work
      Graphene based field effect transistor129.012.91559.24.351.801.44Active ML34
      SWCNT based field effect transistor90.055.5±0.61558.050.007.600.60Two operation modes switching35
      Optically controlled in-line graphene SA800.0(1550 nm),42.0(980 nm)1570.05.092.600.98Three operation modes switching36
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    Xiaoying Zhang, Jianhua Chang, Tengfei Dai, Youpeng Su, Xiang Liu, Haibin Ni. Fiber Laser with Switchable Operating Modes Based on Graphene Oxide/Polystyrene Electro-Optic Modulator[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(2): 0214001

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jun. 15, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 18, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Chang Jianhua (jianhuachang@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS221323

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