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Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser by using FIrpic as a saturable absorber

Year: 2019

Type: article

Abstract: This work demonstrates a Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL) by using an organic material as a saturable absorber (SA). The organic material is FIrpic and it was embedded into polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to form a thin film. The SA thin film was incorporated into the cavity to act as a Q-switcher. The Q-switching operation has a minimum pulse width of 2.4 µs at a central wavelength of 1067 nm. The maximum peak power and pulse energy were 193.9 mW and 465 nJ, respectively. The Q-switch operation was stable and showed a high signal to noise ratio of 66.4 dB. To the best of authors’ knowledge, this the first time that FIrpic has been used as a SA in the 1 µm region.

Source: OSA Continuum

DOI: 10.1364/osac.2.002145

Authors: Sameer Salam, Sana Sulaiman, A. H. H. Al-Masoodi, Alabbas A. Al-Azzawi, S. W. Harun

Institutions: Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq University, University of Malaya, Al Madinah International University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,372

OpenAlex ID: W2955028720

FWCI: 0.455

Cites: 38

Cited by: 5

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