Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles-Poly(vinyl) Alcohol Thin Film for Generation Q-Switched Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser

Authors

  • Nur’Afiqah Abdul Aziz Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Siti Nur Fatin Zuikafly Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Muhammad Quisar Lokman Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Sulaiman Wadi Harun Photonics Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Fauzan Ahmad Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.31.3.228237

Keywords:

Erbium doped fiber laser, solution casting method, Q-switching, Zinc oxide nanoparticles

Abstract

The nonlinear optical property of Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles thin film synthesized by the solution casting method was investigated from the continuous wave to the Q-switching using an erbium-doped fiber laser cavity. Our laser experiment shows that ZnO nanoparticles embedded with polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) allow for the generation of a stable Q-switching laser pulse, centered at 1560.08nm with a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 0.941 nm, a pulse duration of 3.53 µs and a high pulse energy of 171 nJ. Our finding suggests that ZnO nanoparticles thin film can be a useful nonlinear optical material for laser photonics devices such as passive q-switching for applications involving high energy.

Author Biographies

Nur’Afiqah Abdul Aziz, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

afiqahabdulaziz91@gmail.com

Siti Nur Fatin Zuikafly, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

sn.fatin@utm.my

Muhammad Quisar Lokman, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

muhammadquisar@gmail.com

Sulaiman Wadi Harun, Photonics Engineering Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

swharun@um.edu.my

Fauzan Ahmad, Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

fauzan.kl@utm.my

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Published

2023-08-16

How to Cite

Nur’Afiqah Abdul Aziz, Siti Nur Fatin Zuikafly, Muhammad Quisar Lokman, Sulaiman Wadi Harun, & Fauzan Ahmad. (2023). Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles-Poly(vinyl) Alcohol Thin Film for Generation Q-Switched Erbium-Doped Fiber Laser. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 31(3), 228–237. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.31.3.228237

Issue

Vol. 31 No. 3: August (2023)

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