Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation

We fabricated tungsten disulfide (WS2) based saturable absorber (SA) and use this to passively mode-lock an Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) and produce nanosecond pulses train. The SA was obtained by repeatedly dropping the WS2 solution onto microfiber to form a nanosheets layer after drying process...

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Main Authors: Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman, Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam, Jusoh, Zulzilawati, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
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author Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman
Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam
Jusoh, Zulzilawati
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
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Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam
Jusoh, Zulzilawati
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
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description We fabricated tungsten disulfide (WS2) based saturable absorber (SA) and use this to passively mode-lock an Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) and produce nanosecond pulses train. The SA was obtained by repeatedly dropping the WS2 solution onto microfiber to form a nanosheets layer after drying process. A stable nanoseconds pulses train operating at 1560 nm was successfully achieved by inserting the developed SA device into a 206.4 m long laser cavity. A stable 409 ns pulse is obtained at repetition rate of 965 kHz as the pump power was raised above the threshold of 150 mW pump power. The maximum pulse energy of 1.79 nJ was obtained at 193 mW pump power. The generated pulses are consistent and stable, which useful in many practical applications. ©2019 Old City Publishing, Inc.
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spelling um.eprints-236282020-01-29T05:50:37Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/23628/ Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam Jusoh, Zulzilawati Harun, Sulaiman Wadi QC Physics TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering We fabricated tungsten disulfide (WS2) based saturable absorber (SA) and use this to passively mode-lock an Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) and produce nanosecond pulses train. The SA was obtained by repeatedly dropping the WS2 solution onto microfiber to form a nanosheets layer after drying process. A stable nanoseconds pulses train operating at 1560 nm was successfully achieved by inserting the developed SA device into a 206.4 m long laser cavity. A stable 409 ns pulse is obtained at repetition rate of 965 kHz as the pump power was raised above the threshold of 150 mW pump power. The maximum pulse energy of 1.79 nJ was obtained at 193 mW pump power. The generated pulses are consistent and stable, which useful in many practical applications. ©2019 Old City Publishing, Inc. Old City Publishing 2019 Article PeerReviewed Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman and Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam and Jusoh, Zulzilawati and Harun, Sulaiman Wadi (2019) Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation. Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Optics, 51 (1-2). pp. 161-169. ISSN 1543-0537, https://www.oldcitypublishing.com/journals/nloqo-home/nloqo-issue-contents/nloqo-volume-51-number-1-2-2019/18158-2/
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Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman
Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam
Jusoh, Zulzilawati
Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title_full Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title_fullStr Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title_full_unstemmed Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title_short Tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
title_sort tungsten disulfide saturable absorber for nanosecond pulses generation
topic QC Physics
TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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