Generation of bright-dark Q-switched pulse pair in thulium-doped fiber laser cavity with titanium aluminum carbide absorber
The proposed titanium aluminum carbide (Ti3AlC2) 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 Ti3AlC2 film was produced using a simpl...
| Published in: | Microwave and Optical Technology Letters |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
2023
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85165492193&doi=10.1002%2fmop.33837&partnerID=40&md5=453ed5d853ba3b55833f733ff6a827b4 |
| Summary: | The proposed titanium aluminum carbide (Ti3AlC2) 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 Ti3AlC2 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 Ti3AlC2 as a promising SA material for practical applications in the field of fiber lasers. © 2023 Wiley Periodicals LLC. |
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| ISSN: | 8952477 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/mop.33837 |