Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser with topological insulator-based saturable absorber

• Main Authors: Al-Masoodi, A. H. H., Ahmad, F., Ahmed, M. H. M., Arof, H., Harun, S. W.
• Format: Article
• Published: SPIE 2017
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/76997/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85021645192&doi=10.1117%2f1.OE.56.5.056103&partnerID=40&md5=e2f0de2c3751ac1c4bb4ed1dd50337ff

A stable passive Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL) operating at 1057.4 and 1044.5 nm is demonstrated using two types of topological insulator-based saturable absorbers (SAs): bismuth (III) selenide (Bi2Se3) and bismuth (III) telluride (Bi2Te3). These materials are embedded in polyvinyl a...