Abstract

The potential of bulk-like WTe₂ particles for the realization of a passive Q-switch operating at the 1 μm wavelength was investigated. The WTe₂ particles were prepared using a simple mechanical exfoliation method together with Scotch tape. By attaching bulk-like WTe₂ particles, which remained on the top of the sticky surface of a small segment of the Scotch tape, to the flat side of a side-polished fiber, a saturable absorber (SA) was readily implemented. A strong saturable absorption was then readily obtained through an evanescent field interaction with the WTe₂ particles. The modulation depth of the prepared SA was measured as ∼2.18% at 1.03 μm. By incorporating the proposed SA into an all-fiberized ytterbium-doped fiber ring cavity, stable Q-switched pulses were readily achieved.

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