Passively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser using evanescent field interaction with gold-nanosphere based saturable absorber

Abstract

We demonstrate an all-fiber passively Q-switched erbiumdoped fiber laser (EDFL) using a gold-nanosphere (GNS) based saturable absorber (SA) with evanescent field interaction. Using the interaction of evanescent field for fabricating SAs, long nonlinear interaction length of evanescent wave and GNSs can be achieved. The GNSs are synthesized from mixing solution of chloroauricacid (HAuCl4) and sodium citrate by the heating effects of the microfiber's evanescent field radiation. The proposed passively Q-switched EDFL could give output pulses at 1562 nm with pulse width of 1.78 μs, a repetition rate of 58.1 kHz, a pulse energy of 133 nJ and a output power of 7.7 mWwhen pumped by a 980 nm laser diode of 237 mW.

Publication DOI: https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.22.018537
Divisions: College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aston Institute of Photonics Technology (AIPT)
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Uncontrolled Keywords: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
Publication ISSN: 1094-4087
Last Modified: 02 Feb 2024 08:04
Date Deposited: 28 May 2015 10:34
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Published Date: 2014-07-23
Authors: Fan, Dengfeng
Mou, Chengbo (ORCID Profile 0000-0001-6107-3439)
Bai, Xuekun
Wang, Shaofei
Chen, Na
Zeng, Xianglong

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