Passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser with mechanical exfoliation of 8-HQCDCL(2)H2O as saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Najm, Mustafa Mohammed, Al-Hiti, Ahmed Shakir, Nizamani, Bilal, Arof, Hamzah, Zhang, Pei, Yasin, Moh, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier GMBH 2021
• Subjects: RE Ophthalmology; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/28791/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

In this work, we have experimentally reported passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) by incorporating 8-Hydroxyquonolino cadmium chloride hydrate (8-HQCDCL2H2O) as saturable absorber (SA). The 8-HQCDCL2H2O SA was prepared by mechanical exfoliation using the scotch tape. The SA was then...