Black phosphorus crystal as a saturable absorber for both a Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser

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作者
Ismail, E. I. [1 ]
Kadir, N. A. [1 ]
Latiff, A. A. [2 ]
Ahmad, H. [2 ]
Harun, S. W. [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaya, Dept Elect Engn, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
[2] Univ Malaya, Photon Res Ctr, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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10.1039/c6ra14008d
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
070301 [无机化学];
摘要
We report a simple way to generate Q-switched and mode-locked pulses by incorporating black phosphorus (BP) as a saturable absorber (SA) in an erbium-doped fiber laser (EDFL) cavity. The preparation of BP-based SA is facilitated by a mechanical exfoliation method. Stable mode-locked pulses with a repetition rate of 1 MHz and energy of 7.35 nJ energy per pulse are generated under a maximum pump power of 250 mW in the ring cavity.
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页码:72692 / 72697
页数:6
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