Ahmad, Harith and Sharbirin, Anir Syazwan and Ismail, Mohammad Faizal (2019) Molybdenum tungsten disulphide (MoWS2) as a saturable absorber for a passively Q-switched thulium/holmium-codoped fibre laser. Journal of Modern Optics, 66 (11). pp. 1163-1171. ISSN 0950-0340, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/09500340.2019.1609612.
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In this work, a passively Q-switched Thulium/Holmium-doped fibre laser (THDFL) using a molybdenum tungsten disulphide (MoWS 2 ) saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and demonstrated. The MoWS 2 nanosheets are prepared by hydrothermal exfoliation and then suspended in a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) thin film host. Q-switching of the THDFL at a maximum 1550 nm pump power of 445.2 mW gives a maximum repetition rate and minimum pulse width of 36.3 kHz and 2.8 µs with a corresponding pulse energy of 86.4 nJ and peak power of 31.1 mW. The MoWS 2 based Q-switched THDFL's output has a very high signal-to-noise value of ∼62.2 dB which strongly indicates that the laser is working in a stable operation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of MoWS 2 as a passive SA in a THDFL for operation in the 2.0 µm region. The proposed laser would have significant medical and sensing applications, particularly at the biologically active 2.0–2.1 µm regions. © 2019, © 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Funders: | Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia (MOHE) under the grants LRGS (2015)/NGOD/UM/KPT and GA 010–2014 (ULUNG), Universiti Malaya under the grant RU 013-2018 and PRC HiCoE Second Phase Funding |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Saturable absorber; transition metal dichalcogenides; Q-switching; thulium/holmium-doped fibre |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Deputy Vice Chancellor (Research & Innovation) Office > Photonics Research Centre |
| Depositing User: | Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2020 02:21 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2020 02:21 |
| URI: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/24336 |
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