Generation of bright‐dark Q‐switched pulse pair in thulium‐doped fiber laser cavity with titanium aluminum carbide absorber

The proposed titanium aluminum carbide (Ti 3 AlC 2 ) film‐based saturable absorber (SA) for Q‐switching in thulium‐doped fiber laser (TDFL) cavity offers a cost‐effective and practical alternative to conventional SA materials such as graphene or semiconductor. The Ti 3 AlC 2 film was produced using...

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Published in:Microwave and optical technology letters 2023-12, Vol.65 (12), p.3333-3340
Main Authors: Omar, Suziana, Musa, Baktiar, Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman, Jusoh, Zulzilawati, Yasin, Moh, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorbers
Aluminum carbide
Doped fibers
Fiber lasers
Graphene
Polyvinyl alcohol
Pulse duration
Thulium
Titanium
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Summary:The proposed titanium aluminum carbide (Ti 3 AlC 2 ) film‐based saturable absorber (SA) for Q‐switching in thulium‐doped fiber laser (TDFL) cavity offers a cost‐effective and practical alternative to conventional SA materials such as graphene or semiconductor. The Ti 3 AlC 2 film was produced using a simple and low‐cost casting approach with polyvinyl alcohol as a binder. The SA was devised from the film using a sandwich‐structured fiber‐ferrule platform and integrated into a TDFL ring cavity. The generated Q‐switched pulses were stable and had a repetition rate of up to 20.82 kHz with a minimum pulse width of 3.167 µs and a maximum pulse energy of 58.12 nJ. The Q‐switched laser produced the bright‐dark pulse pair. These results demonstrate the potential of Ti 3 AlC 2 as a promising SA material for practical applications in the field of fiber lasers.
ISSN:0895-2477
1098-2760
DOI:10.1002/mop.33837