Mixed Transition Metal Dichalcogenide as Saturable Absorber in Ytterbium, Praseodymium, and Erbium Fiber Laser

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Harith, Aidit, Siti Nabila, Mohanraj, J., Sivabalan, S., Thambiratnam, Kavintheran, Ooi, Shok Ing, Tiu, Zian Cheak
• Format: Article
• Published: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 2018
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/22665/; https://doi.org/10.1109/JQE.2018.2822181

In this paper, a Mo(1-x)WxS2 thin film saturable absorber (SA) is proposed and fabricated and its performance over a wavelength region of 1.0 to 1.5 μ {m} investigated. The few layer MoWS2 is obtained by hydrothermal exfoliation and fabricated into thin film with a host polymer. The SA is tested in...