Black phosphorus as a saturable absorber for generating mode-locked fiber laser in normal dispersion regime

A. A. Latiff; M. F. M. Rusdi; M. B. Hisyam; H. Ahmad; S. W. Harun

doi:10.1117/12.2243416

11 November 2016 Black phosphorus as a saturable absorber for generating mode-locked fiber laser in normal dispersion regime

A. A. Latiff, M. F. M. Rusdi, M. B. Hisyam, H. Ahmad, S. W. Harun

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Proceedings Volume 10150, Second International Seminar on Photonics, Optics, and Its Applications (ISPhOA 2016); 101500U (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2243416
Event: Second International Seminar on Photonics, Optics, and Its Applications (ISPhOA 2016), 2016, Bali, Indonesia

Abstract

This paper reports a few-layer black phosphorus (BP) as a saturable absorber (SA) or phase-locker in generating modelocked pulses from a double-clad ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL). We mechanically exfoliated the BP flakes from BP crystal through a scotch tape, and repeatedly press until the flakes thin and spread homogenously. Then, a piece of BP tape was inserted in the cavity between two fiber connectors end facet. Under 810 mW to 1320 mW pump power, stable mode-locked operation at 1085 nm with a repetition rate of 13.4 MHz is successfully achieved in normal dispersion regime. Before mode-locked operation disappears above maximum pump, the output power and pulse energy is about 80 mW and 6 nJ, respectively. This mode-locked laser produces peak power of 0.74 kW. Our work may validates BP SA as a phase-locker related to two-dimensional nanomaterials and pulsed generation in normal dispersion regime.

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A. A. Latiff, M. F. M. Rusdi, M. B. Hisyam, H. Ahmad, and S. W. Harun "Black phosphorus as a saturable absorber for generating mode-locked fiber laser in normal dispersion regime", Proc. SPIE 10150, Second International Seminar on Photonics, Optics, and Its Applications (ISPhOA 2016), 101500U (11 November 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2243416

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