Chromium aluminum carbide as Q-switcher for the near-infrared erbium-doped fiber laser

M. M. Najm; B. Nizamani; P. Zhang; H. Arof; A. S. Al-Hiti; A. H.A. Rosol; M. C. Paul; M. Yasin; S. W. Harun

doi:10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.168362

Chromium aluminum carbide as Q-switcher for the near-infrared erbium-doped fiber laser

M. M. Najm, B. Nizamani, P. Zhang, H. Arof, A. S. Al-Hiti, A. H.A. Rosol, M. C. Paul, M. Yasin, S. W. Harun

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Abstract

In this study, chromium aluminum carbide (Cr₂AlC) is reported as a new saturable absorber (SA) to produce nanosecond pulse Q-switched laser. Cr₂AlC belongs to the group of MAX-phases materials that have recently emerged as potential SAs in the field of fiber lasers. Here, the Cr₂AlC powder was added to polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) liquid solution to prepare a Cr₂AlC-PVA thin-film based SA. A small piece of Cr₂AlC thin-film was incorporated with an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity to produce Q-switching pulses. The obtained pulses from the Q-switched laser-produced pulse width between 995 ns and 780 ns having a repetition frequency of 108–132 kHz, with a rise in pump power from 117 mW to 167 mW. At 167 mW pump power, the pulse energy and output power obtained to be 9 nJ and 1.134 mW, respectively.

Original language	English
Article number	168362
Journal	Optik
Volume	250
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2021.168362
Publication status	Published - Jan 2022

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Energy efficiency
Erbium-doped fiber
Fiber laser
Q-switching

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