Effects of nanomaterial saturable absorption on gain-guide soliton in a positive group-dispersion fiber laser: Simulations and experiments

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.

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Passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on ReS2 saturable absorber

Modern Physics Letters B ◽

10.1142/s0217984917502062 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (18) ◽

pp. 1750206 ◽

Cited By ~ 21

Author(s):

Feifei Lu

Keyword(s):

Pump Power ◽

Fiber Laser ◽

Output Power ◽

Saturable Absorber ◽

Repetition Rate ◽

Mode Locking ◽

High Repetition Rate ◽

Pulse Interval ◽

Saturable Absorption ◽

Harmonic Mode

We demonstrate the generation of harmonic mode-locking (HML) in an erbium-doped fiber laser with a microfiber-based rhenium disulfide (ReS2) saturable absorber (SA). Taking advantages of both saturable absorption and large third-order nonlinear effect of ReS2, HML pulse with 318.5 MHz repetition rate can be obtained, corresponding to 168th harmonic of fundamental repetition frequency of 1.896 MHz. When the pump power is increased gradually, the pulse interval remains constant, while the output power increases linearly. At the pump power of 450 mW, the output power is [Formula: see text]12 mW. The proposed high-repetition-rate pulse lasers would attract considerable attention due to its potential applications in soliton communications and frequency combs.

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Gain-guided soliton in a positive group-dispersion fiber laser

Optics Letters ◽

10.1364/ol.31.001788 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 31 (12) ◽

pp. 1788 ◽

Cited By ~ 174

Author(s):

L. M. Zhao ◽

D. Y. Tang ◽

J. Wu

Keyword(s):

Fiber Laser ◽

Positive Group

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Bismuth nanosheets based saturable-absorption passively Q-switching mid-infrared single-crystal fiber laser

Acta Physica Sinica ◽

10.7498/aps.69.20200337 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 69 (18) ◽

pp. 184205

Author(s):

Qian-Qian Hao ◽

Meng-Yu Zong ◽

Zhen Zhang ◽

Hao Huang ◽

Feng Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Single Crystal ◽

Fiber Laser ◽

Saturable Absorption ◽

Mid Infrared ◽

Crystal Fiber

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GENERATION OF Q-SWITCHED THULIUM-DOPED FIBER LASER (TDFL) USING DIFFERENTSATURABLE ABSORBERS

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v78.8810 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 78 (5-9) ◽

Author(s):

N. Mohd Sharif ◽

N. Md. Yusoff ◽

M. A. Mohd. Izhar ◽

F. Ahmad ◽

S. W. Harun ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Carbon Nanotube ◽

Fiber Laser ◽

Pulse Width ◽

The Other ◽

Saturable Absorption ◽

Single Walled Carbon Nanotube ◽

Nitrogen Doped ◽

Saturable Absorbers ◽

Nitrogen Doped Graphene ◽

Doped Graphene

A Q-switched Thulium-doped Fiber Laser (TDFL) operating at approximately 2 μm wavelength is successfully generated by using four different saturable absorbers (SAs) which are nitrogen-doped graphene in PVA (NG:PVA), nitrogen-doped graphene in PEO (NG:PEO), single-walled carbon nanotube in PVA (SWCNT:PVA), and high pressure carbon monoxide carbon nanotube in PVA (CNTHiPCO:PVA). The SAs integrated in the cavity were able to provide the real saturable absorption in modulating the intra-cavity losses. SWCNT gives the best results with the highest repetition rate and lowest pulse width of 57.45 kHz and 1.958 nJ correspondingly as compared to the other three SAs.

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Dissipative soliton resonance and reverse saturable absorption in graphene oxide mode-locked all-normal-dispersion Yb-doped fiber laser

Optics Express ◽

10.1364/oe.23.007000 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 7000 ◽

Cited By ~ 44

Author(s):

Zhaochen Cheng ◽

Huihui Li ◽

Hongxing Shi ◽

Jun Ren ◽

Quan-Hong Yang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Graphene Oxide ◽

Fiber Laser ◽

Dissipative Soliton ◽

Saturable Absorption ◽

Reverse Saturable Absorption ◽

Normal Dispersion ◽

Soliton Resonance

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Pulsed erbium fiber laser with an acetylene-filled photonic crystal fiber for saturable absorption

Optics Letters ◽

10.1364/ol.36.003569 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 36 (18) ◽

pp. 3569 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Patrick Thomas Marty ◽

Jacques Morel ◽

Thomas Feurer

Keyword(s):

Photonic Crystal ◽

Fiber Laser ◽

Photonic Crystal Fiber ◽

Saturable Absorption ◽

Crystal Fiber

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

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21113676 ◽

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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