Title: Development of a Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Utilizing a Niobium Diselenide Saturable Absorber

Author(s): Guo, WQ (Guo, Weiqin); Zhang, L (Zhang, Ling); Xiao, XS (Xiao, Xiaosheng); Li, XX (Li, Xingxing); Yin, ZG (Yin, Zhigang); Ning, H (Ning, Hui); Zhang, X (Zhang, Xin); Zhang, XW (Zhang, Xingwang)

Source: PHOTONICS Volume: 10  Issue: 6  Article Number: 610  DOI: 10.3390/photonics10060610  Published: JUN 2023 

Abstract: The saturable absorber of niobium diselenide (NbSe2), with a wide working bandwidth and excellent nonlinear optical response, was prepared using liquid-phase exfoliation. Its saturation intensity and modulation depth were 5.35 MW/cm(2) and 6.3%, respectively. Stable mode-locking with a center wavelength of 1558.7 nm of an erbium-doped fiber laser based on a NbSe2 saturable absorber was successfully achieved. The maximum average output power of the mode-locked laser was 6.93 mW, with a pulse width of 1.3 ps and a repetition rate of 25.31 MHz at a pump power of 550 mW. The results show that NbSe2 is a promising photoelectric modulation material owing to its excellent nonlinear optical properties.

Accession Number: WOS:001017843100001

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Xiao, Xiaosheng  Q-3715-2017 0000-0002-9368-9956

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