Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Q-Switched Pulse Fiber Laser
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Fabrication of Fe2O3-Based SA
3. Fe2O3 Nonlinear Optical Properties
4. Fe2O3 Structural Properties
5. Q-Switched EDFL Configuration
6. Results and Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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SA | Integration Method | Repetition Rate Range (kHz) | Pulse Width Range (µs) | Pump Power Range (mW) | Pulse Energy Range (nJ) | Ref. |
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Fe3O4 | NaCMC–Fe3O4 thin film | 8.3–13.9 | 14.8–10.5 | 62–130 | 15.0–93.6 | [32] |
Fe3O4 | Fe3O4–PVA thin film | 8.5–28.0 | 23.5–6.0 | 25–150 | 20.0–71.0 | [42] |
Fe2O3 | Fe2O3–PVA thin film | 6.5–28.0 | 9.7–2.0 | 30–125 | 7.7–53.2 | [43] |
Fe3O4 | Deposition of magnetic fluid | 7.8–33.3 | 20.0–3.2 | 15–110 | 12.1–23.8 | [44] |
Fe3O4 | Deposition of magnetic fluid | 12.5–19.1 | 20.4–14.3 | 105–225 | 225.0–235.5 | [45] |
Fe3O4 | Deposition of magnetic fluid | 25.0–80.0 | 7.4–2.7 | 80–342 | 20.6–78.2 | [46] |
Fe3O4 | Bubble-poking method | 3.7–57.5 | 40.4–5.7 | 50–658 | 21.0–126.0 | [47] |
Fe2O3 | Tapping Fe2O3 powder-gel | 9.9–22.5 | 38.4–13.8 | 50–174 | 15.8–36.9 | This work |
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Muhammad, F.D.; Chyi, J.L.Y.; Mohd Asran, A.N.; Alresheedi, M.T.; Ng, E.K.; Mahdi, M.A. Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Q-Switched Pulse Fiber Laser. Photonics 2023, 10, 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10090995
Muhammad FD, Chyi JLY, Mohd Asran AN, Alresheedi MT, Ng EK, Mahdi MA. Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Q-Switched Pulse Fiber Laser. Photonics. 2023; 10(9):995. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10090995
Chicago/Turabian StyleMuhammad, Farah Diana, Josephine Liew Ying Chyi, Anom Nazirah Mohd Asran, Mohammed Thamer Alresheedi, Eng Khoon Ng, and Mohd Adzir Mahdi. 2023. "Fe2O3 Nanoparticle-Based Q-Switched Pulse Fiber Laser" Photonics 10, no. 9: 995. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10090995