Q-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser with Molybdenum-Aluminum-Boride-Based Saturable Absorber

Diblawe, Abdulkadir Mukhtar and Ahmad, Bilal A. and Dimyati, Kaharudin and Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman and Tiu, Zian Cheak and Apsari, Retna and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2023) Q-Switched Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser with Molybdenum-Aluminum-Boride-Based Saturable Absorber. Journal of Russian Laser Research, 44 (2). pp. 172-178. ISSN 1071-2836, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-023-10120-2.

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Abstract

We propose and demonstrate a new Q-switched thulium-doped fiber laser (TDFL) by utilizing a passive saturable absorber (SA) based on Molybdenum-Aluminium boride (MoAlB). The MoAlB is a metal-ceramic-based material; it is embedded in polyvinyl-alcohol (PVA) material to operate as the SA. The laser successfully generates stable Q-switched pulses operating at 1974.7 nm with a maximum repetition rate of 57.7 kHz and a minimum pulse width of 1.79 mu s. A maximum pulse energy of 90.2 nJ is recorded at 436 mW pump power. Our experiment is the first demonstration on the use of MoAlB for the pulse laser generation in the 2 mu m wavelength region.

Item Type: Article
Funders: Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education under Grant No. FRGS/1/2019/STG02/UM/01/1
Uncontrolled Keywords: Q-switching; Thulium-doped fiber laser; saturable absorber; Molybdenum-Aluminum boride
Subjects: T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering > Department of Electrical Engineering
Depositing User: Ms. Juhaida Abd Rahim
Date Deposited: 01 Oct 2025 02:40
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2025 02:40
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/50308

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