简介:WeproposeanddemonstrateawidelytunablepassivelyQ-switchedHo^3+∕Pr^3+-codopedZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaFfiberlaseroperatinginthe2.8μmmid-infrared(MIR)wavebandbasedonasingle-walledcarbonnanotube(SWCNT)saturableabsorber(SA).TheSWCNTshavediametersrangingfrom1.4to1.7nm.ThemodulationdepthandsaturationintensityoftheSWCNTSAmeasuredat2850nmare16.5%and1.66MW∕cm^2,respectively.StableQ-switchedpulseswiththeshortestpulsedurationof1.46μsandthemaximumpulseenergyof0.43μJareachievedatalaunchedpumppowerof445.6mW.ThecombineduseofabroadbandSWCNTSAandaplaneruledgratingensuresabroadcontinuouslytuningrangeof55.0nmfrom2837.6to2892.6nm.Theoutputpowers,emissionspectra,repetitionrates,andpulsedurationsatdifferenttuningwavelengthsarealsocharacterizedandanalyzed.OurresultsindicatethatSWCNTscanbeexcellentbroadbandSAsinthe3μmMIRregion.Totheauthor’sknowledge,thisisthefirstdemonstrationofawidelytunablecarbon-nanotubeenabledpassivelyQ-switchedfiberlaseroperatinginthe2.8μmMIRwaveband.
简介:Two-dimensional(2D)graphitecarbonnitride(g-C3N4)nanosheetshavebeensuccessfullyusedasasaturableabsorber(SA)inapassivelyQ-switchedNd:LLFlaserat1.3μmforthefirsttime,tothebestofourknowledge.Underanincidentpumppowerof9.97W,theshortestpulsedurationof275nswasacquiredwithoutputpowerof0.96Wandpulserepetitionrateof154kHz,resultinginapulseenergyof6.2μJ.Inaddition,thesaturableabsorptionbehaviorsofzero-dimensional12nmg-C3N4nanoparticles(g-C3N4-NPs)andthree-dimensionalorderedmesoporousg-C3N4(mpg-C3N4)werealsoobserved,althoughtheirmorphologyandstructurewerequitedifferentfrom2Dg-C3N4.Theexperimentalresultsintroducethepotentialapplicationofg-C3N4nanomaterialsasSAsinQ-switchedlasers.
简介:Wereporteddiversesolitonoperationsinathulium/holmium-dopedfiberlaserbytakingadvantageofataperedfiber-basedtopologicalinsulator(TI)Bi2Te3saturableabsorber(SA).TheSAhadanonsaturablelossof53.5%andamodulationdepthof9.8%.Stablefundamentallymode-lockedsolitonsat1909.5nmwithdistinctKellysidebandsontheoutputspectrum,apulserepetitionrateof21.5MHz,andameasuredpulsewidthof1.26pswereobservedinthework.Byincreasingthepumppower,bothbunchedsolitonswithsolitonnumberupto15andharmonicallymode-lockedsolitonswithharmonicorderupto10wereobtained.Toourknowledge,thisisthefirstreportofbothbunchedsolitonsandharmonicallymode-lockedsolitonsinafiberlaserat2μmregionincorporatedwithTIs.
简介:Wereportonbroadlywavelength-tunablepassivemode-lockingwithhighpoweroperatingatthe2μmwaterabsorptionbandinaTm:CYAcrystallaser.Withasimplequartzplate,stablemode-lockingwavelengthscanbetunedfrom1874to1973nm,withatunablewavelengthrangeupto~100nmandmaximumoutputpowerupto1.35W.Thebandwidthisnarrowas~6GHz,correspondingtoahighcoherence.Toourknowledge,thisisthefirstdemonstrationofwavelength-tunablemode-lockingwithwatt-levelinthe2μmwaterabsorptionband.Thehightemporalcoherentlasercanbefurtherappliedinspectroscopy,theefficientexcitationofmolecules,sensing,andquantumoptics.
简介:UsingadoubleresonantKTiOPO4(KTP)intracavityopticalparametricoscillatoroperatingatdegeneratedpointof2μm,wedemonstrateauniquemid-infraredsourcebasedondifferencefrequencygenerationinGaSecrystal.Theoutputtuningrangeis8.42-19.52μm,andapeakpowerof834Wfortype-Iphasematchingschemeand730Wfortype-IIphasematchingschemeareachieved.Experimentalresultsshowthatthisoscillatorisagoodalternativetothegeneratorofacompactandtabletopmid-infraredradiationwithawidelytunablerange.
简介:WithMoS2assaturableabsorber,passiveQ-switchingandQ-switchedmode-lockingoperationsofaTm-dopedcalciumlithiumniobiumgalliumgarnet(Tm:CLNGG)laserwereexperimentallydemonstrated.TheQ-switchedlaseremittedamaximumaverageoutputpowerof62mWandhighestpulseenergyof0.72μJ.Q-switchedmodelockingwasalsoobtainedintheexperiment.TheresearchresultswillopenupapplicationsofMoS2atthemid-infraredwavelength.
简介:Byusingtheultrasound-assistedliquidphaseexfoliationmethod,Bi2Te3nanosheetsaresynthesizedanddepositedontoaquartzplatetoformakindofsaturableabsorber(SA),inwhichnonlinearabsorptionpropertiesaround2μmareanalyzedwithahome-mademode-lockedlaser.Withtheas-preparedBi2Te3SAemployed,astablepassivelyQ-switchedall-solid-state2μmlaserissuccessfullyrealized.Q-switchedpulseswithamaximumaverageoutputpowerof2.03Waregeneratedunderanoutputcouplingof5%,correspondingtothemaximumsingle-pulseenergyof18.4μJandpeakpowerof23W.Thedeliveredshortestpulsedurationandmaximumrepetitionrateare620nsand118kHzunderanoutputcouplingof2%,respectively.ItisthefirstpresentationofsuchBi2Te3SAemployedinasolid-stateQ-switchedcrystallinelaserat2μm,tothebestofourknowledge.Incomparisonwithother2Dmaterialssuitableforpulsed2μmlasers,thesaturableabsorptionperformanceofBi2Te3SAisprovedtobepromisingingeneratinghighpowerandhigh-repetition-rate2μmlaserpulses.
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简介:Wehavedemonstratedahigh-average-power,high-repetition-rateopticalterahertz(THz)sourcebasedondifferencefrequencygeneration(DFG)intheGaSecrystalbyusinganear-degenerate2μmintracavityKTPopticalparametricoscillatorasthepumpsource.Thepowerofthe2μmdual-wavelengthlaserwasupto12.33Wwithcontinuoustuningrangesof1988.0–2196.2nm/2278.4–2065.6nmfortwowaves.DifferentGaSecystallengthshavebeenexperimentallyinvestigatedfortheDFGTHzsourceinordertooptimizetheTHzoutputpower,whichwasingoodagreementwiththetheoreticalanalysis.Basedonan8mmlongGaSecrystal,theTHzwavewascontinuouslytunedfrom0.21to3THz.ThemaximumTHzaveragepowerof1.66μWwasobtainedatrepetitionrateof10kHzunder1.48THz.Thesinglepulseenergyamountedto166pJandtheconversionefficiencyfrom2μmlasertoTHzoutputwas1.68×10-6.Thesignal-to-noiseratioofthedetectedTHzvoltagewas23dB.TheacceptanceangleofDFGintheGaSecrystalwasmeasuredtobe0.16°.
简介:ZnOfilmscontainingErandGenanocrystals(nc-Ge)weresynthesizedandtheirphotoluminescence(PL)propertieswerestudied.Visibleandnear-infraredPLintensitiesarefoundtobegreatlyincreasedinnc-Ge-containingfilm.Er-related1.54μmemissionhasbeeninvestigatedunderseveralexcitationconditionsupondifferentkindsofGe,ErcodopedZnOthinfilms.1.54μmPLenhancementaccompaniedbytheappearanceofnc-Geimpliesasignificantcorrelationbetweennc-GeandPLemissionofEr3+.Theincreasedintensityof1.54μminGe:Er:ZnOfilmisconsideredtocomefromthejointeffectofthelocalpotentialdistortionaroundEr3+andthepossibleenergytransferfromnc-GetoEr3+.