Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser based on evanescent field interaction with lutetium oxide

• Main Authors: Jafry, A.A.A., Kasim, N., Muhammad, Ahmad Razif, Rosol, Ahmad Haziq Aiman, Yusoff, R.A.M., Mahyuddin, Mohamad Badrol Hisyam, Zulkipli, Nur Farhanah, Samsamnun, Farina Saffa Mohamad, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Optical Society of America 2019
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24115/; https://doi.org/10.1364/AO.58.009670

We demonstrated lutetium oxide (Lu2O3) deposited onto D-shaped fiber producing Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL) with an operating wavelength of 1037 nm. D-shaped fiber Lu2O3 as a saturable absorber (SA) was prepared using a polishing-wheel technique by polishing 2 times to establish an...