Photonics Research, 2018, 6 (9): 09000893, Published Online: Sep. 5, 2018
Q-switched and mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser using PtSe2 as a saturable absorber
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Fig. 1. (a) AFM image of the CVD-grown PtSe 2 film on the sapphire substrate. The red curve shows the thickness along the white dashed line. (b) Representative Raman spectrum of PtSe 2 film taken at a 514 nm excitation wavelength. (c) Absorption spectrum of the PtSe 2 film.
Fig. 2. (a) Structure of the PtSe 2 -based SA. (b) Optical image and optical microscope image (inset) of the PtSe 2 -based SA. (c) Nonlinear optical transmission of TE mode in PtSe 2 -based SA. (d) Nonlinear optical transmission of TM mode in the PtSe 2 -based SA.
Fig. 3. Structure of the PtSe 2 -SA-based EDFL. WDM, wavelength division multiplexer; EDF, Er-doped fiber; OC, optical coupler; PI-ISO, polarization-independent isolator; PC, polarization controller; SA, saturable absorber.
Fig. 4. (a) Output pulse train, (b) single pulse profile, and (c) optical spectrum of the Q -switching EDFL at a pump power of 445 mW.
Fig. 5. (a) Pulse repetition rate and pulse width versus pump power. (b) Average output power and single pulse energy vary with pump power.
Table1. Saturable Absorption Properties for Different Nanomaterial-Based SAs at 1.5 μm and Mode-Locked Lasing Output Properties Based on Them
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Kang Zhang, Ming Feng, Yangyang Ren, Fang Liu, Xingshuo Chen, Jie Yang, Xiao-Qing Yan, Feng Song, Jianguo Tian. Q-switched and mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser using PtSe2 as a saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(9): 09000893.