2D Saturable Absorbers for Potential Pulse Generation in the Visible-Wavelength Band

Jian Peng; Runlin Zhu; Tianci Shen; Yuchun Liu; Yanna Ma; Fuxing Gu

doi:10.3390/photonics10050543

Photonics (May 2023)

2D Saturable Absorbers for Potential Pulse Generation in the Visible-Wavelength Band

Jian Peng,
Runlin Zhu,
Tianci Shen,
Yuchun Liu,
Yanna Ma,
Fuxing Gu

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Jian Peng: Laboratory of Integrated Opto-Mechanics and Electronics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Runlin Zhu: Laboratory of Integrated Opto-Mechanics and Electronics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Tianci Shen: Laboratory of Integrated Opto-Mechanics and Electronics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Yuchun Liu: School of Photoelectric Engineering, Changzhou Institute of Technology, Changzhou 213032, China
Yanna Ma: Laboratory of Integrated Opto-Mechanics and Electronics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China
Fuxing Gu: Laboratory of Integrated Opto-Mechanics and Electronics, School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10050543
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 5
p. 543

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Implementing compact, efficient, and reliable passive pulsed lasers at visible wavelengths is attractive. This paper systematically investigated the thickness-dependent optical absorption characteristics of two-dimensional materials, including graphene, transition-metal dichalcogenides, and dye films at the 532 nm wavelength band, and revealed the effects of thickness on different optical absorption parameters. The results suggested that dye films are more suitable for loss-sensitive pulsed lasers and graphene is more suitable for modulation depth-sensitive pulsed lasers, while transition-metal dichalcogenide samples have intermediate performance. It can provide guidance for the rational selection of saturable absorbers in pulsed all-fiber lasers to optimize the optical pulse performance in the visible-wavelength band.

Published in Photonics

ISSN: 2304-6732 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics

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