Passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser utilizing lutetium oxide deposited onto D-shaped fiber as saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Jafry, A.A.A., Kasim, N., Munajat, Yusof, Yusoff, R.A.M., Rusdi, Muhammad Farid Mohd, Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Arof, Hamzah, Apsari, Retna
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24114/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2019.162972
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

We managed to produce a stable Q-switched pulse laser operating at 1563 nm using Lutetium (III) oxide (Lu2O3) material as a saturable absorber (SA). The Lu2O3 was deposited onto a D-shaped optical fiber and inserted into an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity for pulse generation. The D-shaped fi...