Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17 (2): 020013, Published Online: Feb. 14, 2019
WSe2 as a saturable absorber for multi-gigahertz Q -switched mode-locked waveguide lasers [Invited]
Abstract
Graphene and other extraordinary two-dimensional materials together with recent advances in optical modulators have set the foundations for the widespread applications of next-generation optoelectronic devices. In this work, we report on the high-performance fundamentally mode-locked waveguide laser modulated by chemical-vapor-deposition-grown WSe2 as a saturable absorber. By incorporating a WSe2 sample into a monolithic Nd:YVO4 waveguide platform, 6.526 GHz picosecond pulsed laser generation has been achieved at the wavelength of 1 μm with pulse duration of 47 ps.
Ziqi Li, Rang Li, Chi Pang, Yuxia Zhang, Haohai Yu, Feng Chen. WSe2 as a saturable absorber for multi-gigahertz