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: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.