Ti2C MXene for multi-wavelength enhancement in S-band Q-switched thulium doped fluoride fiber laser
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
A titanium carbide (Ti2C)-based saturable absorber was demonstrated in a compact thulium-doped fluoride fiber laser (TDFFL) configured to generate stable microsecond pulses in single-and multiwavelength operations. An in line Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based on a two-mode fiber was incorporated into the laser cavity to generate a birefringent effect that has a fixed free spectral range (FSR) and an extinction ratio (ER) of 0.83 nm and 6.17 dB, respectively. At the maximum pump power of 250 mW, the TDFFL generated single-wavelength Q- switched pulses with a maximum frequency of 35.20 kHz, a pulse width of 3.30 mu s, and pulse energy of 2.55 nJ, respectively. In the multiwavelength Q-switching operation, the laser-generated pulses have a frequency, pulse width, and pulse energy of 27.02 kHz, 3.17 mu s, and 1.79 nJ, respectively. The proposed single-and multi wavelength Q-switched fiber lasers were stable and compact, making them suitable for industrial applications.
Keywords
S-Band, Q-switched, MXene, Multiwavelength, Fiber laser
Divisions
PHYSICS,photonics
Funders
Universiti Malaya [Grant No: RK021-2019; TOP100PRC; RU002-2020],Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia under HiCoE Phase II [Grant No: PRC-2014]
Publication Title
Optical Fiber Technology
Volume
68
Publisher
Elsevier Science Inc
Publisher Location
STE 800, 230 PARK AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10169 USA