scholarly journals Nonlinear Optical Properties of Zirconium Diselenide and Its Ultra-Fast Modulator Application

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Zheng ◽  
Guo ◽  
Chen ◽  
Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Absorption ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Ring Cavity ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Zirconium Diselenide

Recently, two-dimensional (2D) materials have been widely studied by researchers due to their exceptional 2D structure and excellent optical characteristics. As one of the typically-layered 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) semiconductors from group IVB with a bandgap value of 0.9–1.2 eV (bulk to monolayer), the characteristics of zirconium diselenide (ZrSe2) have already been extensively investigated in many fields. However, the nonlinear absorption properties of ZrSe2 in ultra-fast lasers have not been previously demonstrated. In this work, we measured various parameters in order to investigate the characteristics of the nonlinear saturable absorption of ZrSe2. A ZrSe2–polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) film was successfully prepared, which was employed as a saturable absorber (SA) to demonstrate, for the first time, an erbium (Er)-doped passive mode-locking fiber laser with a ring cavity. The saturation intensity of the ZrSe2–PVA film-type SA is 12.72 MW/cm2, while its modulation depth is 2.3%. The stable soliton state with a maximum output power of 11.37 mW and a narrowest monopulse duration of 12.5 ps at a repetition frequency of 21.22 MHz was detected. The experimental results conclusively proved that ZrSe2, with its suitable bandgap value and excellent nonlinear absorption properties, as well as its high damage threshold, should have extensive potential applications within the field of ultra-fast pulse lasers.

scholarly journals 164 fs mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser based on tungsten ditelluride

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 2763-2769
Author(s):  
Mengli Liu ◽  
Wenjun Liu ◽  
Ximei Liu ◽  
Yuyi Ouyang ◽  
Zhiyi Wei
Keyword(s):  
Ultrafast Lasers ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Ring Cavity ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Ultrashort Pulses ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Broadband Absorption ◽  
Erbium Doped ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

AbstractIn recent years, the diversity of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) has made them occupy the essential status in the exploration of saturable absorbing materials. WTe2, also an important member of TMDs not only exhibits narrower band gap than MoS2 or WS2, but also has fast relaxation time, thus it has advantages in the realization of broadband absorption and ultrashort pulses. In this work, a WTe2 saturable absorber (SA) fabricated by magnetron sputtering technology features nonlinear absorption coefficient of −3.78 × 10−5 cm/W and modulation depth of 37.95%. After integrating this WTe2 SA into the ring cavity, a 164 fs mode-locked laser is achieved at 1557.71 nm. The laser remains stable about 8 h with an output power of 36.7 mW. The results show the favorable saturable absorption properties of WTe2, and further demonstrate the potential of WTe2 in the realization of ultrashort pulses, which indicates that WTe2 can be regarded as a possible candidate for future ultrafast lasers.

scholarly journals Nonlinear optical property measurements of rhenium diselenide used for ultrafast fiber laser mode-locking at 1.9 μm

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinho Lee ◽  
Suhyoung Kwon ◽  
Taeyoon Kim ◽  
Junha Jung ◽  
Luming Zhao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Optical ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Ring Cavity ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Closed Aperture ◽  
Electronic Band ◽  
Saturation Intensity ◽  
Rhenium Diselenide ◽  
Nonlinear Optical Device

AbstractAn experimental investigation into the nonlinear optical properties of rhenium diselenide (ReSe2) was conducted at a wavelength of 1.9 μm using the open-aperture and closed-aperture Z-scan techniques for the nonlinear optical coefficient (β) and nonlinear refractive index (n2) of ReSe2, respectively. β and n2 measured at 1.9 μm were ~ − 11.3 × 103 cm/GW and ~ − 6.2 × 10–2 cm2/GW, respectively, which to the best of our knowledge, are the first reported measurements for ReSe2 in the 1.9-μm spectral region. The electronic band structures of both ReSe2 and its defective structures were also calculated via the Perdew–Becke–Erzenhof functional to better understand their absorption properties. A saturable absorber (SA) was subsequently fabricated to demonstrate the usefulness of ReSe2 for implementing a practical nonlinear optical device at 1.9 μm. The 1.9-μm SA exhibited a modulation depth of ~ 8% and saturation intensity of ~ 11.4 MW/cm2. The successful use of the ReSe2-based SA for mode-locking of a thulium–holmium (Tm–Ho) co-doped fiber ring cavity was achieved with output pulses of ~ 840 fs at 1927 nm. We believe that the mode-locking was achieved through a hybrid mechanism of saturable absorption and nonlinear polarization rotation.

scholarly journals Near-Infrared Optical Modulation for Ultrashort Pulse Generation Employing Indium Monosulfide (InS) Two-Dimensional Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 865 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Wang ◽  
Jin Wang ◽  
Jian Wu ◽  
Pengfei Ma ◽  
Rongtao Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ultrashort Pulse ◽  
Ultrafast Lasers ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Semiconductor Nanocrystals ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Pulse Generation ◽  
Optical Modulator ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Two Dimensional

In recent years, metal chalcogenide nanomaterials have received much attention in the field of ultrafast lasers due to their unique band-gap characteristic and excellent optical properties. In this work, two-dimensional (2D) indium monosulfide (InS) nanosheets were synthesized through a modified liquid-phase exfoliation method. In addition, a film-type InS-polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) saturable absorber (SA) was prepared as an optical modulator to generate ultrashort pulses. The nonlinear properties of the InS-PVA SA were systematically investigated. The modulation depth and saturation intensity of the InS-SA were 5.7% and 6.79 MW/cm2, respectively. By employing this InS-PVA SA, a stable, passively mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser was demonstrated. At the fundamental frequency, the laser operated at 1.02 MHz, with a pulse width of 486.7 ps, and the maximum output power was 1.91 mW. By adjusting the polarization states in the cavity, harmonic mode-locked phenomena were also observed. To our knowledge, this is the first time an ultrashort pulse output based on InS has been achieved. The experimental findings indicate that InS is a viable candidate in the field of ultrafast lasers due to its excellent saturable absorption characteristics, which thereby promotes the ultrafast optical applications of InX (X = S, Se, and Te) and expands the category of new SAs.

scholarly journals A Review on Rhenium Disulfide: Synthesis Approaches, Optical Properties, and Applications in Pulsed Lasers

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2367
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Muhanad Fadhel ◽  
Norazida Ali ◽  
Haroon Rashid ◽  
Nurfarhana Mohamad Sapiee ◽  
Abdulwahhab Essa Hamzah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Fiber Type ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
High Repetition Rate ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Pulsed Lasers ◽  
Infrared Wavelength

Rhenium Disulfide (ReS2) has evolved as a novel 2D transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) material which has promising applications in optoelectronics and photonics because of its distinctive anisotropic optical properties. Saturable absorption property of ReS2 has been utilized to fabricate saturable absorber (SA) devices to generate short pulses in lasers systems. The results were outstanding, including high-repetition-rate pulses, large modulation depth, multi-wavelength pulses, broadband operation and low saturation intensity. In this review, we emphasize on formulating SAs based on ReS2 to produce pulsed lasers in the visible, near-infrared and mid-infrared wavelength regions with pulse durations down to femtosecond using mode-locking or Q-switching technique. We outline ReS2 synthesis techniques and integration platforms concerning solid-state and fiber-type lasers. We discuss the laser performance based on SAs attributes. Lastly, we draw conclusions and discuss challenges and future directions that will help to advance the domain of ultrafast photonic technology.

scholarly journals Nonlinear Absorption Properties of Cr2Ge2Te6 and Its Application as an Ultra-Fast Optical Modulator

Nanomaterials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peng-fei Ma ◽  
Wei Lin ◽  
Hua-nian Zhang ◽  
Shan-hui Xu ◽  
Zhong-min Yang
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Absorption ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Ring Cavity ◽  
Optical Modulator ◽  
Optical Modulators ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Stable Mode ◽  
Power Pulse ◽  
Saturation Intensity ◽  
Er Doped

In this manuscript, the nonlinear absorption properties of Cr2Ge2Te6 and its application in ultra-fast optical modulation are investigated. Typical parameters, namely, nonlinear absorption coefficient (β), saturation intensity, and modulation depth are measured to be ~1.66 × 10−9 m/W, 15.3 MW/cm2, and 5.8%, respectively. To investigate the feasibility of using the Cr2Ge2Te6 as an ultra-fast optical modulator, a ring-cavity passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser has been constructed. The output power/pulse, duration/pulse, and repetition rate/signal-to-noise ratios for the stable mode-locked operation are 2.88 mW/881 fs/19.33 MHz/48 dB, respectively, which proves that the Cr2Ge2Te6 has outstanding nonlinear optical properties and advantages in performing as an ultra-fast optical modulator. Further, the experimental results provide valuable references and open new avenues for developing two-dimensional, material-based, ultra-fast optical modulators and advanced photonic devices based on Cr2Ge2Te6.

scholarly journals The Investigation on Ultrafast Pulse Formation in a Tm–Ho-Codoped Mode-Locking Fiber Oscillator

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (11) ◽  
pp. 3460
Author(s):  
Jingcheng Shang ◽  
Yizhou Liu ◽  
Shengzhi Zhao ◽  
Yuefeng Zhao ◽  
Yuzhi Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Polarization Rotation ◽  
Nonlinear Polarization ◽  
Soliton Pulse ◽  
Proper Design ◽  
Nonlinear Polarization Rotation ◽  
Pulse Formation

We experimentally investigate the formation of various pulses from a thulium–holmium (Tm–Ho)-codoped nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) mode-locking fiber oscillator. The ultrafast fiber oscillator can simultaneously operate in the noise-like and soliton mode-locking regimes with two different emission wavelengths located around 1947 and 2010 nm, which are believed to be induced from the laser transition of Tm3+ and Ho3+ ions respectively. When the noise-like pulse (NLP) and soliton pulse (SP) co-exist inside the laser oscillator, a maximum output power of 295 mW is achieved with a pulse repetition rate of 19.85-MHz, corresponding to a total single pulse energy of 14.86 nJ. By adjusting the wave plates, the fiber oscillator could also deliver the dual-NLPs or dual-SPs at dual wavelengths, or single NLP and single SP at one wavelength. The highest 61-order harmonic soliton pulse and 33.4-nJ-NLP are also realized respectively with proper design of the fiber cavity.

Passively mode-locked in Er-doped fiber laser based on semi-metallic InBi saturable absorber

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianwei Hu ◽  
Rong Huang ◽  
Ziqiao Wei ◽  
Minru Wen ◽  
Fugen Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Laser ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Nodal Line ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Optical Nonlinearities ◽  
Passive Mode ◽  
Central Wavelength ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials ◽  
Er Doped

Abstract Two-dimensional materials have drawn great interest for their applications in mode-locking owning to their unique optical nonlinearities. However, most of these 2D materials are semi-conductor. In this study, a new kind of semimetal Indium bismuth (InBi) is reported which is a topological nodal-line semimetal with exotic physical properties. The InBi nanomaterials was prepared through liquid phase exfoliation method with average thickness of 32.8 nm. The saturable absorption property was measured and passive mode-locking operation was achieved successfully in Er-doped fiber laser. It exhibits a modulation depth of 3.21%, a saturable intensity of 100 MW/cm2, and a pulse width about 859.97 fs corresponding to the central wavelength of 1562.27 nm and 3-dB bandwidth of 2.98 nm. The experimental results open a new avenue for the use of semimetals InBi nanomaterials in lasers and photonics applications.

scholarly journals Wavelength-Tunable Nonlinear Mirror Mode-Locked Laser Based on MgO-Doped Lithium Niobate

Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 861
Author(s):  
Lina Zhao ◽  
Luyang Tong ◽  
Fangxin Cai ◽  
Ye Yuan ◽  
Yangjian Cai
Keyword(s):  
Lithium Niobate ◽  
Continuous Wave ◽  
Maximum Output Power ◽  
Picosecond Laser ◽  
Output Pulse ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Maximum Output ◽  
Wavelength Tunable ◽  
Mirror Mode ◽  
Mode Locked Laser

We present a high-power, wavelength-tunable picosecond Yb3+: CaGdAlO4 (Yb:CALGO) laser based on MgO-doped lithium niobate (MgO:LN) nonlinear mirror mode locking. The output wavelength in the continuous wave (CW) regime is tunable over a 45 nm broad range. Mode locking with a MgO:LN nonlinear mirror, the picosecond laser is tunable over 23 nm from 1039 to 1062 nm. The maximum output power of the mode-locked laser reaches 1.46 W, and the slope efficiency is 18.6%. The output pulse duration at 1049 nm is 8 ps. The laser repetition rate and bandwidth are 115.5 MHz and 1.7 nm, respectively.

Nonlinear Absorption Properties of Spherical Gold Colloidal Nanoparticles

2012 ◽  
Vol 476-478 ◽  
pp. 923-927 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chan Zheng ◽  
Xiao Yun Ye ◽  
Xue Qing Xiao
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Absorption ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Phase Method ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽  
Colloidal Nanoparticles ◽  
Free Carrier Absorption ◽  
Absorption Properties ◽  
Liquid Phase Method ◽  
Carrier Absorption

Spherical gold colloidal nanoparticles were prepared used traditional liquid phase method and the corresponding nonlinear absorption properties were investigated by open aperture Z-scan technique using 8 ns laser pulses of 532 nm. The gold colloidal nanoparticles exhibited a transform from saturable absorption (SA) to reverse saturable absorption (RSA) at relatively higher irradiation intensities. The SA behavior presumably owes to the bleach of ground-state surface plasmon resonance (SPR) absorption, while the RSA might result from high excited-stated free carrier absorption.

scholarly journals Ultrafast Fiber Lasers with Low-Dimensional Saturable Absorbers: Status and Prospects

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3676
Author(s):  
Pulak Chandra Debnath ◽  
Dong-Il Yeom
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Laser ◽  
Fiber Lasers ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Modulation Depth ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Saturable Absorption ◽  
Laser Applications ◽  
Integration Schemes ◽  
Pulsed Fiber Laser ◽  
Low Dimensional

Wide-spectral saturable absorption (SA) in low-dimensional (LD) nanomaterials such as zero-, one-, and two-dimensional materials has been proven experimentally with outstanding results, including low saturation intensity, deep modulation depth, and fast carrier recovery time. LD nanomaterials can therefore be used as SAs for mode-locking or Q-switching to generate ultrafast fiber laser pulses with a high repetition rate and short duration in the visible, near-infrared, and mid-infrared wavelength regions. Here, we review the recent development of emerging LD nanomaterials as SAs for ultrafast mode-locked fiber laser applications in different dispersion regimes such as anomalous and normal dispersion regimes of the laser cavity operating in the near-infrared region, especially at ~1550 nm. The preparation methods, nonlinear optical properties of LD SAs, and various integration schemes for incorporating LD SAs into fiber laser systems are introduced. In addition to these, externally (electrically or optically) controlled pulsed fiber laser behavior and other characteristics of various LD SAs are summarized. Finally, the perspectives and challenges facing LD SA-based mode-locked ultrafast fiber lasers are highlighted.

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