Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16 (2): 020009, Published Online: Jul. 16, 2018
Passive Q -switching in an erbium-doped fiber laser using tungsten sulphoselenide as a saturable absorber
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Fig. 2. (a) FESEM image of the exfoliated WSSe sample and (b) the elemental composition of the exfoliated WSSe sample.
Fig. 3. Raman spectra of the bulk and exfoliated WSSe crystal. The inset shows the Raman spectrum of the exfoliated WSSe crystal with its peaks made easier to see.
Fig. 4. Nonlinear absorption characterization of the WSSe-exfoliated crystal using the twin detection technique.
Fig. 5. Experimental setup of the C-band Q -switched EDFL with a mechanical exfoliated WSSe as an SA.
Fig. 8. Pulse repetition rate and pulse width of the Q -switched EDFL against the pump power.
Fig. 11. Optical spectra of the tunable wavelength Q -switched laser at a maximum pump power of 280.5 mW.
Table1. Comparison of the Output Performance of C-band Q-switched Lasers Generated by Different SAs
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H. Ahmad, Z. C. Tiu, S. I. Ooi. Passive