Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser

A Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) incorporating zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles-based saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and demonstrated. To form the SA, the ZnO nanoparticles, which are originally in the powder form, are first dissolved in ethanol and subsequently deposited onto the sur...

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Main Authors: Syed d Husin, Syarifah Aloyah Syed, Muhammad, Farah Diana, Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim, Ribut, Siti Huzaimah, Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani, Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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author Syed d Husin, Syarifah Aloyah Syed
Muhammad, Farah Diana
Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim
Ribut, Siti Huzaimah
Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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Muhammad, Farah Diana
Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim
Ribut, Siti Huzaimah
Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
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description A Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) incorporating zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles-based saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and demonstrated. To form the SA, the ZnO nanoparticles, which are originally in the powder form, are first dissolved in ethanol and subsequently deposited onto the surface of fiber ferrule by using the adhesion effect with the evaporation technique. By integrating the ZnO nanoparticle-based SA into a laser cavity of an EDFL, a self-started and stable Q-switching is achieved at a low threshold power of 20.24 mW. As the pump power is increased, the pulse repetition rate is tunable from 10.34 kHz to 25.59 kHz while pulse duration decreases from to . Additionally, this Q-switched laser has a maximum energy per pulse of 19.34 nJ and an average output power of 0.46 mW. These results indicate the feasibility and functionality of the ZnO nanoparticles-based SA for Q-switched generation, which offers the flexibility and easy integration of the SA into a ring laser cavity.
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spelling iium-745332019-12-19T07:20:54Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/74533/ Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser Syed d Husin, Syarifah Aloyah Syed Muhammad, Farah Diana Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim Ribut, Siti Huzaimah Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani Mahdi, Mohd Adzir QC Physics A Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) incorporating zinc-oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles-based saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and demonstrated. To form the SA, the ZnO nanoparticles, which are originally in the powder form, are first dissolved in ethanol and subsequently deposited onto the surface of fiber ferrule by using the adhesion effect with the evaporation technique. By integrating the ZnO nanoparticle-based SA into a laser cavity of an EDFL, a self-started and stable Q-switching is achieved at a low threshold power of 20.24 mW. As the pump power is increased, the pulse repetition rate is tunable from 10.34 kHz to 25.59 kHz while pulse duration decreases from to . Additionally, this Q-switched laser has a maximum energy per pulse of 19.34 nJ and an average output power of 0.46 mW. These results indicate the feasibility and functionality of the ZnO nanoparticles-based SA for Q-switched generation, which offers the flexibility and easy integration of the SA into a ring laser cavity. IOP Publishing 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74533/1/aloyahsyedhusin2019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74533/7/74533_Zinc-oxide%20nanoparticle-based%20saturable%20absorber%20deposited%20by%20simple%20evaporation%20technique%20for%20Q-switched%20fiber%20laser_Scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/74533/13/75433_Zinc-oxide%20nanoparticle-based%20saturable_wos.pdf Syed d Husin, Syarifah Aloyah Syed and Muhammad, Farah Diana and Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim and Ribut, Siti Huzaimah and Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani and Mahdi, Mohd Adzir (2019) Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser. Chinese Physics B, 28 (8). pp. 1-5. ISSN 1674-1056 https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1674-1056%2F28%2F8%2F084207 10.1088/1674-1056/28/8/084207
spellingShingle QC Physics
Syed d Husin, Syarifah Aloyah Syed
Muhammad, Farah Diana
Che Abdullah, Che Azurahanim
Ribut, Siti Huzaimah
Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani
Mahdi, Mohd Adzir
Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title_full Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title_fullStr Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title_full_unstemmed Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title_short Zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for Q-switched fiber laser
title_sort zinc-oxide nanoparticle-based saturable absorber deposited by simple evaporation technique for q-switched fiber laser
topic QC Physics
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