S-band Q-switched fiber laser using molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Harith, Ismail, Mohd Afiq, Suthaskumar, Muneswaran, Cheak Tiu, Zian, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani, Samikannu, Sathiyan, Sivaraj, Sivabalan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IOP Publishing 2016
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/84051/1/ahmad2016-3%20copy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/84051/; https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1612-2011/13/3/035103
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

In this letter, a molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) saturable absorber (SA) is fabricated using a simple drop cast method to generate Q-switched fiber laser operating in the S-band region (1460 nm–1530 nm). The MoS2 solution was prepared using the liquid phase exfoliation (LPE) method where MoS2 crysta...