Passively Q-switched and mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber laser with topological insulator Bismuth Selenide (Bi2Se3) as saturable absorber at C-band region

Haris, Hazlihan and Arof, Hamzah and Muhammad, Ahmad Razif and Anyi, Carol Livan and Tan, Sin Jin and Kasim, Nabilah and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2019) Passively Q-switched and mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber laser with topological insulator Bismuth Selenide (Bi2Se3) as saturable absorber at C-band region. Optical Fiber Technology, 48. pp. 117-122. ISSN 1068-5200, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yofte.2018.12.002.

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yofte.2018.12.002

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate Q-switched and mode-locked Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) by using topological insulator (TI) Bismuth Selenide (Bi2Se3) as saturable absorber (SA). The fabricated Bi2Se3 SA exhibits modulation depth and saturation intensity at 39.8% and 90.2 MW/cm2, respectively. By incorporating the fabricated Bi2Se3 SA into the laser cavity, Q-switching operation is generated with repetition rate ranging from 23.5 kHz to 68.2 kHz, pulse width ranging from 2.4 μs to 8.6 μs and maximum peak power is calculated at 19.9 mW. Our cavity can also generate soliton mode-locked pulse with repetition rate of 23.3 MHz and pulse width of 0.63 ps by inserting an additional 5 m long single mode fiber (SMF) into the existing laser cavity. Spectral peaks due to Kelly side-bands and four wave mixing (FWM) were observed on the soliton spectrum. Both Q-switching and mode-locking pulses are stable in the laboratory environment, allowing the realization of compact and low cost pulsed fiber laser with Bi2Se3 SA for various photonics applications.

Item Type: Article
Funders: University of Malaya (Grant No: PG005-2016A), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Grant No: J130000)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Mode-locked; Q-switched; EDFL; Bismuth-selenide; Topological insulator
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: 08 Jan 2019 07:31
Last Modified: 08 Jan 2019 07:31
URI: http://eprints.um.edu.my/id/eprint/19930

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