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Q-Switched Pulse Generation in Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Cavity with Vanadium Aluminum Carbide Absorber

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We report the feasibility of vanadium aluminum carbide (V2AlC) for implementation as a saturable absorber (SA) for Q-switched pulse generation in Erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity. The V2AlC, a MAX phase material is successfully combined with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) to form a SA film for use in generating stable Q-switched pulses operating at 1559 nm with a maximum repetition rate of 53.55 kHz and a minimum pulse width of 2.54 μs. The maximum pulse energy equal to 57.14nJ is recorded at a 71.5 mW pump power. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of EDFL passive Q-switching using V2AlC absorber.

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  1. School of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA, 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    Nurul Athirah M. A. Ghafar, Suziana Omar & Arni Munira Markom

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia

    Nur Farhanah Zulkipli & Moh Yasin

  3. Photonics Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Sulaiman Wadi Harun

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Ghafar, N.A.M.A., Zulkipli, N.F., Omar, S. et al. Q-Switched Pulse Generation in Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser Cavity with Vanadium Aluminum Carbide Absorber. J Russ Laser Res 43, 702–707 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10946-022-10097-4

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