Abstract

In this paper, we report for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, the experimental generation of dark pulses in the 1.5 µm band from a passively $Q$-switched fiber laser employing graphite oxide as the saturable absorber, generating tunable microsecond pulses with kHz repetition rates. The graphite oxide samples were obtained by recycling the graphite present in Li-ion batteries used in cell phones through a chemical separation and oxidation process. Sample characterization employing x-ray diffraction, solid-state $ ^{{13}}{\rm C} $ nuclear magnetic resonance, and Raman spectroscopy showed that the produced graphite oxide exhibited a homogeneously oxidized structure. Dark pulse emission could be observed at a relatively low pump threshold of 35 mW in a short 20 m laser cavity, indicating that the graphite oxide acted as a saturable absorber, significantly enhancing the nonlinearity of the laser cavity. Additionally, dark pulse operation was demonstrated at a high stability with a signal-to-noise ratio of 56 dB and a pulse-to-pulse timing jitter of 159.84 fs.

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