Tunable passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on Ti3C2Tx MXene as saturable absorber

Ahmad, Harith and Albaqawi, Hissah Saedoon M. and Yusoff, Norazriena and Bayang, Leonard and Abdul Kadir@Jaafar, Muhammad Zamzuri and Yi, Chongwu (2020) Tunable passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on Ti3C2Tx MXene as saturable absorber. Optical Fiber Technology, 58. ISSN 1068-5200 E-ISSN 1095-9912

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Abstract

The passive generation of Q-switched pulses in an erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser using a Ti3C2Tx MXene based saturable absorber (SA) was demonstrated. The SA was formed using Ti3AlC2 MAX phase as a precursor for Ti3C2Tx MXene which was obtained by etching Ti3AlC2 using a mixture of lithium fluoride and hydrochloric acid. The generated pulse output was obtained at a central wavelength of 1563 nm with a signal to noise ratio (SNR) of 51.1 dB at a pump power of 244.5 mW. Varying the pump power from 130.1 mW to 244.5 mW resulted in corresponding changes in the repetition rates and the pulse durations from 29.76 kHz to 48.74 kHz and 2.74 µs to 1.18 µs respectively. A pulse energy of 82.06 nJ was also obtained at the maximum pump power. Stable Q-switching could be observed up to 44 nm tuning range starting from 1532 nm to 1576 nm. The generated outputs indicated that the Ti3C2Tx based SA can generate high quality and stable Q-switched pulses in the EDF laser cavity, and has high potential for use in various optical telecommunications applications.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	7753/82504
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Erbium, Fiber laser, Q-switched, Saturable absorber, Ti3C2 Tx
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Science Kulliyyah of Science > Department of Physics
Depositing User:	MUHAMMAD ZAMZURI ABDUL KADIR
Date Deposited:	28 Aug 2020 12:00
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2020 14:39
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/82504

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