Q-switched pulse generation in erbium-doped fiber laser cavity with vanadium aluminum carbide absorber

Authors

• Nurul Athirah M. A. Ghafar
• Nur Farhanah Zulkipli
• Suziana Omar
• Arni Munira Markom
• Moh Yasin
• Sulaiman Wadi HarunFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Abstract

We report the feasibility of vanadium aluminum carbide (V2AlC) for implementation as a saturable absorber (SA) for Q-switched pulse generation in Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity. The V2AlC, a MAX phase material is successfully combined with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to form a SA film for use in generating stable Q-switched pulses operating at 1559 nm with a maximum repetition rate of 53.55 kHz and a minimum pulse width of 2.54 mu s. The maximum pulse energy equal to 57.14nJ is recorded at a 71.5 mW pump power. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of EDFL passive Q-switching using V2AlC absorber.

Keywords

passive Q-switching, saturable absorber, TiO2 colloids, energy efficiency

Publication Title

JOURNAL OF RUSSIAN LASER RESEARCH

Recommended Citation

Ghafar, Nurul Athirah M. A.; Zulkipli, Nur Farhanah; Omar, Suziana; Markom, Arni Munira; Yasin, Moh; and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, "Q-switched pulse generation in erbium-doped fiber laser cavity with vanadium aluminum carbide absorber" (2022). Research Publications (2021 to 2025). 1639.
https://knova.um.edu.my/research_publications_2021_2025/1639

Divisions

sch_ecs

Funders

Universiti Teknologi MARA under the MyRA Research Grant [600-RMC/GPM ST 5/3 (027/2021)]

Volume

43

Issue

6

Publisher

SPRINGER

Publisher Location

ONE NEW YORK PLAZA, SUITE 4600, NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES