Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser using silver nanoparticles deposited onto side-polished D-shaped fiber by electron beam deposition method

• Main Authors: Ahmad, Muhammad Taufiq, Rusdi, Muhammad Farid Mohd, Jafry, A.A.A., Latiff, Anas Abdul, Zakaria, Rozalina, Zainuddin, Nur Aina'a Mardhiah, Arof, Hamzah, Ahmad, Harith, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2019
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24353/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yofte.2019.101997

A stable Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) is demonstrated using silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) as a passive saturable absorber. A prefabricated D-shaped silica fiber is coated with AgNPs using electron beam deposition method. Four different sizes of D-shaped fiber, which were controlled by o...