• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 2, 020017 (2018)
Seunghwan Ko, Jinho Lee, and Ju Han Lee*
Author Affiliations
  • School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Seoul, Seoul 02504, Republic of Korea
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.020017 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Seunghwan Ko, Jinho Lee, Ju Han Lee. Passively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser using the evanescent field interaction with bulk-like WTe2 particles[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(2): 020017 Copy Citation Text show less
    Photo and schematics of the prepared WTe2-particle-attached side-polished fiber.
    Fig. 1. Photo and schematics of the prepared WTe2-particle-attached side-polished fiber.
    Measurements of (a) the scanning-electron-microscope (SEM) image and (b) the Raman spectra of the WTe2 particles on the top of the sticky surface of a small segment of Scotch tape.
    Fig. 2. Measurements of (a) the scanning-electron-microscope (SEM) image and (b) the Raman spectra of the WTe2 particles on the top of the sticky surface of a small segment of Scotch tape.
    Measurements of (a) the EDS spectrum of the WTe2 particles and (b) the nonlinear transmission curve of the WTe2-particle-attached side-polished fiber.
    Fig. 3. Measurements of (a) the EDS spectrum of the WTe2 particles and (b) the nonlinear transmission curve of the WTe2-particle-attached side-polished fiber.
    Experimental configuration of the proposed Q-switched YDF laser.
    Fig. 4. Experimental configuration of the proposed Q-switched YDF laser.
    (a) Measured optical spectrum of the output pulses at a pump power of ∼180 mW. (b) Measured oscilloscope traces of the output pulses for various pump powers.
    Fig. 5. (a) Measured optical spectrum of the output pulses at a pump power of 180mW. (b) Measured oscilloscope traces of the output pulses for various pump powers.
    (a) Measured repetition rates and temporal widths of the Q-switched pulses as a function of the pump power. (b) Measured pulse energies and average powers as a function of the pump power.
    Fig. 6. (a) Measured repetition rates and temporal widths of the Q-switched pulses as a function of the pump power. (b) Measured pulse energies and average powers as a function of the pump power.
    Saturable Absorption MaterialsModulation Depth (%)Q-switching Threshold (mW)Wavelength (nm)Max. Pulse Energy (nJ)Repetition Rate (kHz)Min. Pulse Width (μs)Max. Output Power (mW)Pump Efficiency (%)Refs.
    Bulk-structured Bi2Te32.5114105638.3357712.951.45[59]
    Bulk-like WTe22.18110104428.3197912.20.84This work
    Table 1. Performance Comparison of Passively Q-switched Ytterbium-doped Fiber Lasers Using a Side-polished Fiber with Saturable-absorption Materials.
    Seunghwan Ko, Jinho Lee, Ju Han Lee. Passively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser using the evanescent field interaction with bulk-like WTe2 particles[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(2): 020017
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