Tunable Q-switched ytterbium-doped fibre laser with Nickel Oxide saturable absorber

A passively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fibre laser (YDFL) using a nickel oxide-based saturable absorber is proposed and demonstrated. The Q-switched YDFL is capable of generating a stable output with a minimum pulse width of 6.9 µs and maximum repetition rate of 57.01 kHz. The generated pulses are h...

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Published in:Indian journal of physics Vol. 95; no. 2; pp. 361 - 366
Main Authors: Ahmad, H., Monajemi, H., Samion, M. Z., Ismail, M. F., Thambiratnam, K.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Delhi Springer India 01.02.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Absorbers
Astrophysics and Astroparticles
Doped fibers
Fiber lasers
Lasers
Nickel oxides
Noise levels
Original Paper
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Pulse duration
Q switched lasers
Signal to noise ratio
Tunable lasers
Ytterbium
Q-switching
42.60.Gd
NiO saturable absorber
42.55.−f
42.55.Wd
Ytterbium-doped fibre laser
78.67.−n
ISSN:0973-1458, 0974-9845
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Summary:A passively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fibre laser (YDFL) using a nickel oxide-based saturable absorber is proposed and demonstrated. The Q-switched YDFL is capable of generating a stable output with a minimum pulse width of 6.9 µs and maximum repetition rate of 57.01 kHz. The generated pulses are highly stable, with an observed signal-to-noise ratio of ~ 33 dB. The output of the laser can be tuned over a wavelength range of 18 nm from 1035 to 1053 nm. The Q-switched YDFL would find use in multiple applications ranging from medicine to manufacturing.
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ISSN:0973-1458
0974-9845
DOI:10.1007/s12648-020-01701-x