Passively Q-switched fiber laser utilizing new hafnium–bismuth–erbium co-doped fiber as saturable absorber

Rahman, Mohd Fauzi Ab and Latiff, Anas Abdul and Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan and Das, Shyamal and Dhar, Anirban and Paul, Mukul Chandra and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2019) Passively Q-switched fiber laser utilizing new hafnium–bismuth–erbium co-doped fiber as saturable absorber. Indian Journal of Physics, 93 (11). pp. 1489-1493. ISSN 0973-1458, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-019-01423-9.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12648-019-01423-9

Abstract

A stable all-fiber passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser emitting at 1559 nm is proposed and demonstrated using an 8-cm-long hafnium–bismuth–erbium co-doped fiber (HBEDF) as a saturable absorber (SA). The HBEDF is fabricated in-house and has a linear absorption of around 5.2 dB at the laser operating wavelength of 1559 nm. The Q-switching pulses are obtained with an input pump power ranging from 50 to 121 mW. It has the pulse repetition rate of 81.57 kHz, the shortest pulse width of 3.31 µs, output power of 10 mW, pulse energy of 123 nJ and peak power of 37.3 mW at the maximum pump power of 121 mW. The corresponding signal-to-noise ratio of the electrical spectrum is measured to be around 70 dB, which indicates the stability of the laser. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of the deployment of HBEDF SA in generating a robust and steady pulsed laser in 1.5-micron region. © 2019, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Institut Pengurusan dan Pemantauan Penyelidikan, Universiti Malaya (Grant No.: FG006-17AFR)
Uncontrolled Keywords: 42.55.Wd; 42.60.Fc; 42.60.Gd; Fiber laser; Fiber saturable absorber; Q-switcher
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 10 Feb 2020 02:14
Last Modified: 10 Feb 2020 02:14
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/23704

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