Theoretical and experimental studies on a Q-switching operation in an erbium-doped fiber laser using vanadium oxide as saturable absorber
We introduce theoretical analysis for a passively Q-switching operation in an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) with a saturable absorber (SA). Peak power, repetition rate, and pulse duration have been calculated as functions of pump power and cavity length. The simulation results are compared with th...
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IOP Publishing
2018
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.um.edu.my/21178/ https://doi.org/10.1088/1555-6611/aac715 |
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| Institution: | Universiti Malaya |
| Summary: | We introduce theoretical analysis for a passively Q-switching operation in an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) with a saturable absorber (SA). Peak power, repetition rate, and pulse duration have been calculated as functions of pump power and cavity length. The simulation results are compared with the passively Q-switched EDFL demonstrated using vanadium oxide (V2O5) as SA. The nonlinear saturable absorption of the V2O5-SA is characterized by a modulation depth of 7% with a saturation intensity of 71 MW cm-2. This is the first demonstration of a fiber laser based on a V2O5-SA that introduces new opportunity for photonic applications. The introduced theoretical model could be highly useful for understanding and improving Q-switched EDFLs based on a SA. |
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