Mode-locked operation with 9kW peak power using Au nanoparticles saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Rosol, A. H. A., Mahyuddin, M. B. H., Musa, N., Aziz, M. S. A., Khudus, M. I. M. A., Yasin, M., Harun, S. W.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier GmbH 2021
• Subjects: QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/95480/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2020.165976
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia

A passively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) was successfully demonstrated by using gold (Au) nanoparticles as saturable absorber (SA). The Au nanoparticles were mixed with Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution and the mixed solution was dripped onto the fiber ferrule and left to dry to form a...