A black phosphorus-based tunable Q-switched ytterbium fiber laser
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
A compact, passively Q-switched fiber laser with a tunable output is demonstrated. The proposed system uses a short length ytterbium doped fiber to create a very stable and compact optical circuit that uses black phosphorus (BP) as a saturable absorber to generate the desired short pulses. A stable Q-switch pulse train is obtained, with an operational wavelength range from 1056.6-1083.3 nm. Concurrently, a maximum pulse energy and minimum pulse width as well as a repetition rate range of 7.1 nJ, 4 μs and 6.0-44.8 kHz respectively was obtained. The proposed system will be able to cater to a multitude of applications that require a compact yet robust and cost-effective pulse laser.
Keywords
Black phosphorus, Tunable Q-switched, Ytterbium fiber laser
Divisions
fac_eng,Science
Funders
Ministry of Higher Education: LRGS(2015)NGOD/UM/KPT
Publication Title
Laser Physics Letters
Volume
13
Issue
9
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons