简介：Bysimultaneouslyemployingbothanelectro-opticmodulatorandcarbonnanotubesaturableabsorber（CNT-SA）inadual-lossmodulator,asubnanosecondsinglemode-lockingpulseunderneathaQ-switchedenvelopewithhighpeakpowerwasgeneratedfromadoublyQ-switchedandmode-locked（QML）Nd:Lu0.15Y0.85VO4laserat1.06μmforthefirsttime,toourknowledge.CNTswithdifferentwallstructures—single-walledCNTs（SWCNTs）,double-walledCNTs（DWCNTs）,andmulti-walledCNTs（MWCNTs）—wereusedasSAsintheexperimenttoinvestigatethesinglemode-lockingpulsecharacteristics.Atpumppowerof10.72W,themaximumpeakpowerof1.312MWwasobtainedwiththeDWCNT.

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.