Generation of Q-switched and mode-locked pulses with Eu2O3 saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Zulkipli, Nur Farhanah, Jafry, Afiq Arif Aminuddin, Apsari, Retna, Samsamnun, Farina Saffa Mohamad, Batumalay, Malathy, Abdul Khudus, Muhammad Imran Mustafa, Arof, Hamzah, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Subjects: QC Physics; TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/24558/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2020.106163

In this paper, Europium Oxide (Eu2O3) is used as a saturable absorber (SA) to produce Q-switched and mode-locked pulses in an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity. The Eu2O3 was synthesized using casting technique and the resulting Eu2O3 thin film was introduced between two optical fiber ferrule c...