Q-switched Erbium-doped Fiber Laser with a Black Phosphorus Saturable Absorber

Authors

  • Nurul Nadia Razak Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia
  • Anas Abdul Latiff 1. Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia 2. Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya,50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Zahriladha Zakaria Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia
  • Sulaiman Wadi Harun Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4302/plp.v9i2.737

Abstract

A passively Q-switched Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) is demonstrated using a black phosphorus saturable absorber as the Q-switcher. The laser generates a stable pulse operating at a wavelength of 1562.35 nm within a pump power region from 7.2 mW to 42.3 mW. At 980 nm pump power of 42.3 mW, the EDFL generates an optical pulse train with a repetition rate of 44.72 kHz and pulse width of 9.8 us. The maximum pulse energy of 81.5 nJ is obtained at a pump power of 35.2 mW. A higher performance Q-switched EDFL is expected to be achieved with the optimization of the saturable absorber and laser cavity.

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Author Biographies

Nurul Nadia Razak, Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia

Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering - PhD Student

Anas Abdul Latiff, 1. Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia 2. Photonics Research Centre, University of Malaya,50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1. Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Lecturer

 

2. Photonics Research Centre - PhD Student

Zahriladha Zakaria, Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering (FKEKK), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, 76100 Melaka, Malaysia

Faculty of Electronic and Computer Engineering - Associate Professor

Sulaiman Wadi Harun, Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Department of Electrical Engineering - Professor

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2017-07-01

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[1]
N. N. Razak, A. Abdul Latiff, Z. Zakaria, and S. W. Harun, “Q-switched Erbium-doped Fiber Laser with a Black Phosphorus Saturable Absorber”, Photonics Lett. Pol., vol. 9, no. 2, pp. pp. 72–74, Jul. 2017.

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Vol. 9 No. 2 (2017)

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