Actively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser by an all-optical Q-switcher based on graphene saturable absorber

被引：27
作者：
Ren, Aibing [1 ,2 ]
Feng, Ming [1 ,2 ]
Song, Feng [1 ,2 ]
Ren, Yangyang [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Shuai [1 ,2 ]
Yang, Zhenguo [1 ,2 ]
Li, Yigang [1 ,2 ]
Liu, Zhibo [1 ,2 ]
Tian, Jianguo [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Nankai Univ, Sch Phys, Key Lab Weak Light Nonlinear Photon, Minist Educ, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
[2] Nankai Univ, TEDA Appl Phys Sch, Tianjin 300071, Peoples R China
来源：
OPTICS EXPRESS | 2015年 / 23卷 / 16期
关键词：
MU-M; TOPOLOGICAL INSULATOR; PULSE-GENERATION; REPETITION-RATE; MODE-LOCKING; MODULATION;
D O I：
10.1364/OE.23.021490
中图分类号：
O43 [光学];
学科分类号：
070207 ; 0803 ;
摘要：
We demonstrate an all-optical Q-switcher based on graphene saturable absorber (GSA). Due to the cross absorption modulation (XAM) effect in graphene, we can change the transmittance of signal light periodically by introducing a train of laser pulses into graphene. This allows controlling the Q-factor of the cavity. This Q-switcher has many advantages such as all-fiber structure, all-optical modulation, broadband applications. With this Q-switcher, we have successfully fabricated an actively Q-switched ytterbium-doped fiber laser. The pulse repetition rate can be tuned from 30.32 kHz to 101.29 kHz. What's more, synchronization of the Q-switched laser pulses and modulation laser pulses can be realized, which has many potential applications such as nonlinear frequency conversion, multi-color pump probe spectroscopy and Raman scattering spectroscopy. (C) 2015 Optical Society of America
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页码：21490 / 21496
页数：7
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