Titanium tin carbide as saturable absorber in C-band fiber laser

In this work, the Q-switched Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) is visualized using Ti 2 SnC as saturable absorber. The thin layer of Ti 2 SnC is mechanically exfoliated from a bulk material and pasted onto a fiber ferrule and integrated into EDFL by sandwiched method. The proposed Q-switched EDFL succ...

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Published in:Indian journal of physics 2024-05, Vol.98 (6), p.2147-2152
Main Authors: Diblawe, A. M., Tiu, Z. C., Rosol, A. H. A., Dimyati, K., Yasin, M., Harun, S. W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absorbers
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
C band
Cermets
Commercialization
Doped fibers
Erbium
Fiber lasers
Original Paper
Oxidation resistance
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pulse duration
Q switched lasers
Shock resistance
Thermal resistance
Thermal shock
Titanium
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Summary:In this work, the Q-switched Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) is visualized using Ti 2 SnC as saturable absorber. The thin layer of Ti 2 SnC is mechanically exfoliated from a bulk material and pasted onto a fiber ferrule and integrated into EDFL by sandwiched method. The proposed Q-switched EDFL successfully achieved a stable pulse train, and the smallest pulse width of 1.26 µs and the highest pulse energy of 43.76 nJ are obtained at low operational pump power of 110 mW. The pulse energy obtained is comparable to other metal–ceramic based SA, with relatively low pump power. Owing to the strength of thermal shock resistance and oxidation resistant, the proposed saturable absorber is more feasible to cater the commercialization requirements.
ISSN:0973-1458
0974-9845
DOI:10.1007/s12648-023-02982-8