Development of a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Utilizing a Niobium Diselenide Saturable Absorber

被引:7
作者
Guo, Weiqin [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Ling [2 ]
Xiao, Xiaosheng [3 ]
Li, Xingxing [1 ]
Yin, Zhigang [2 ,4 ]
Ning, Hui [1 ,2 ]
Zhang, Xin [1 ]
Zhang, Xingwang [2 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Wuyi Univ, Joint Lab Digital Opt Chip, Jiangmen 529020, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Semicond, Key Lab Semicond Mat Sci, Beijing 100083, Peoples R China
[3] Beijing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Sch Elect Engn, Beijing 100876, Peoples R China
[4] Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Ctr Mat Sci & Optoelect Engn, Beijing 100049, Peoples R China
关键词
niobium diselenide; saturable absorber; nonlinear absorption characteristics; fiber laser; mode-locked laser; MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE MOS2; ABSORPTION; PHASE; GAS;
D O I
10.3390/photonics10060610
中图分类号
O43 [光学];
学科分类号
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要
The saturable absorber of niobium diselenide (NbSe2), with a wide working bandwidth and excellent nonlinear optical response, was prepared using liquid-phase exfoliation. Its saturation intensity and modulation depth were 5.35 MW/cm(2) and 6.3%, respectively. Stable mode-locking with a center wavelength of 1558.7 nm of an erbium-doped fiber laser based on a NbSe2 saturable absorber was successfully achieved. The maximum average output power of the mode-locked laser was 6.93 mW, with a pulse width of 1.3 ps and a repetition rate of 25.31 MHz at a pump power of 550 mW. The results show that NbSe2 is a promising photoelectric modulation material owing to its excellent nonlinear optical properties.
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