Ultrafast erbium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a black phosphorus saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Ahmed, M.H.M., Latiff, A.A., Arof, Hamzah, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2016
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18147/; https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-2011/13/9/095104
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We experimentally demonstrate a passive mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) using a multi-layer black phosphorus saturable absorber (BPSA). The BPSA is fabricated by mechanically exfoliating a BP crystal and sticking the acquired BP flakes onto scotch tape. A small piece of the tape is then...