Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation
We propose and demonstrate a Q-switched erbium-doped fber laser (EDFL) using an erbium-doped zirconiaalumina silica glass-based fber (Zr-EDF) as a saturable absorber. As a 16-cm-long Zr-EDF is incorporated into a ring EDFL cavity, a stable Q-switching pulse train operating at 1565 nm wavelength is s...
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author | Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan Kadir, N.A.A. Paul, Mukul Chandra Das, Shyamal Dhar, Anirban Ismail, Ezzatul Irradah Latiff, Anas Abdul Harun, Sulaiman Wadi |
author_facet | Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan Kadir, N.A.A. Paul, Mukul Chandra Das, Shyamal Dhar, Anirban Ismail, Ezzatul Irradah Latiff, Anas Abdul Harun, Sulaiman Wadi |
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description | We propose and demonstrate a Q-switched erbium-doped fber laser (EDFL) using an erbium-doped zirconiaalumina silica glass-based fber (Zr-EDF) as a saturable absorber. As a 16-cm-long Zr-EDF is incorporated into a ring EDFL cavity, a stable Q-switching pulse train operating at 1565 nm wavelength is successfully obtained. The repetition rate is tunable from 33.97 kHz to 71.23 kHz by increasing the pump power from the threshold of 26 mW to the maximum of 74 mW. The highest pulse energy of 26.67 nJ is obtained at the maximum pump power. |
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spelling | um.eprints-197272018-11-23T08:12:50Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/19727/ Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan Kadir, N.A.A. Paul, Mukul Chandra Das, Shyamal Dhar, Anirban Ismail, Ezzatul Irradah Latiff, Anas Abdul Harun, Sulaiman Wadi QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering We propose and demonstrate a Q-switched erbium-doped fber laser (EDFL) using an erbium-doped zirconiaalumina silica glass-based fber (Zr-EDF) as a saturable absorber. As a 16-cm-long Zr-EDF is incorporated into a ring EDFL cavity, a stable Q-switching pulse train operating at 1565 nm wavelength is successfully obtained. The repetition rate is tunable from 33.97 kHz to 71.23 kHz by increasing the pump power from the threshold of 26 mW to the maximum of 74 mW. The highest pulse energy of 26.67 nJ is obtained at the maximum pump power. IOP Publishing 2017 Article PeerReviewed Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan and Kadir, N.A.A. and Paul, Mukul Chandra and Das, Shyamal and Dhar, Anirban and Ismail, Ezzatul Irradah and Latiff, Anas Abdul and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2017) Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation. Chinese Physics Letters, 34 (8). 084203. ISSN 0256-307X, DOI https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/34/8/084203 <https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/34/8/084203>. https://doi.org/10.1088/0256-307X/34/8/084203 doi:10.1088/0256-307X/34/8/084203 |
spellingShingle | QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering Reddy, Pinninty Harshavardhan Kadir, N.A.A. Paul, Mukul Chandra Das, Shyamal Dhar, Anirban Ismail, Ezzatul Irradah Latiff, Anas Abdul Harun, Sulaiman Wadi Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title | Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title_full | Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title_fullStr | Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title_full_unstemmed | Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title_short | Erbium-Doped Zirconia-Alumina Silica Glass-Based Fiber as a Saturable Absorber for High Repetition Rate Q-Switched All-Fiber Laser Generation |
title_sort | erbium doped zirconia alumina silica glass based fiber as a saturable absorber for high repetition rate q switched all fiber laser generation |
topic | QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering |
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