Passively q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser employing samarium oxide as saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Rusdi, Khairul Nizam, Jafry, Afiq Arif Aminuddin, Zulkipli, Nur Farhanah, Samsamnun, Farina Saffa Mohamad, Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi, Abidin, Mohd Shahnan Zainal, Saidin, Norazlina
• Format: Article
• Published: International Islamic University Malaysia 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/35092/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The rapid developments in transition metal dichalcogenide materials as saturable absorbers (SAs) have been reported to be efficient materials for generating Q-switched fiber lasers. In this paper, we report on the use of samarium oxide (Sm2O3) saturable absorber (SA) for 1-micron Q-switched fiber la...