Generation of Mode-Locked Ytterbium Doped Fiber Ring Laser Using Few-Layer Black Phosphorus as a Saturable Absorber

• Main Authors: Hisyam, Mohamad Badrol, Rusdi, Muhammad Farid Mohd, Latiff, Anas Abdul, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2017
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/19825/; https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2016.2532270
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We demonstrate the generation of mode-locked pulses from a double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL) employing a saturable absorber (SA) made of a few layers of black phosphorus (BP). The BP SA was prepared by mechanically exfoliating BP crystal and spreading the acquired BP flakes on a piece o...