2D layered materials: synthesis, nonlinear optical properties, and device applications

B Guo, Q Xiao, S Wang, H Zhang - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, 2D layered materials, including graphene, topological insulators, transition
metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, MXenes, graphitic carbon nitride, and metal …

Low-dimensional saturable absorbers for ultrafast photonics in solid-state bulk lasers: status and prospects

Q Hao, C Wang, W Liu, X Liu, J Liu, H Zhang - Nanophotonics, 2020 - degruyter.com
Low-dimensional (LD) materials have originated a range of innovative applications in
photonics and optoelectronics owning to their advantages of ultrafast carrier response and …

VTe2: Broadband Saturable Absorber for Passively Q-Switched Lasers in the Near- and Mid-Infrared Regions

W Zhang, Y Liang, Y Gan, H Huang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, we demonstrate the fabrication of a novel 2D transition metal dichalcogenide,
VTe2, into a saturable absorber (SA) by using the liquid phase exfoliation method …

Passively Q-switched 2 μm laser based on graphene/BN heterostructure as saturable absorber

L Gao, Y Ding, X Zhai, H Min, G Liu, R Lan… - Optics & Laser …, 2024 - Elsevier
We have achieved a nanosecond solid-state Q-switched Tm: YAP laser based on a
graphene/BN heterojunction saturable absorber at 1.9 µm for the first time. When the pump …

Power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho:GdVO4 laser with a difference frequency of 1 THz

P Kang, X Zhang, X Jing, X Ji, J Huang - Optics Express, 2023 - opg.optica.org
A power balanced orthogonally polarized dual-wavelength Ho: GdVO_4 laser was
demonstrated for the first time. Without inserting any other devices into the cavity, the power …

Tunable and switchable multi-wavelength actively Q-switched fiber laser based on electro-optic modulator and an improved Sagnac filter

Y Peng, A Zhang, H Pan, Z Liu, T Guo, C Zhen… - Optics & Laser …, 2022 - Elsevier
A switchable and tunable multi-wavelength actively Q-switched erbium-doped ring fiber
laser based on electro-optic modulator (EOM) and an improved Sagnac filter is proposed …

Passively Q-switched Tm: YAlO3 laser based on WS2/MoS2 two-dimensional nanosheets at 2 μm

Y Ma, H Sun, B Ran, S Zhang, H Zhang, FK Tittel… - Optics & Laser …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comparison of the pulsed laser performances of 2 μm passively Q-switched Tm: YAlO 3
(YAP) lasers based on the use of tungsten disulfide (WS 2) and molybdenum disulfide (MoS …

High power self-Q-switched Tm: YAP solid state laser based on the ground state reabsorption

P Kang, S Zhang, X Zhang, J Huang - Infrared Physics & Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
The high power self-Q-switched Tm: YAP laser at 1946 nm is theoretically and
experimentally investigated. Without inserting any additional Q-switching elements into the …

Pulsed Ho: YLF laser intra-cavity pumped by a diode-pumped Q-switched Tm: YAP laser

J Liu, Q Peng, C Zhang, J Dong, J Liu - Optics Express, 2024 - opg.optica.org
We reported an intra-cavity pumped Q-switched laser with dual-wavelength synchronous
output at 2066.7? nm and 1940nm. Ho: YLF crystal was pumped by a self-Q-switched Tm …

Passively Q-switched mode-locked laser based on a MoS2/MoSe2 heterostructure saturable absorber

Y Liu, G Zhang, F Gao, Z Jiao, D Li - Optical materials, 2022 - Elsevier
We have achieved stable output of Q-switched mode-locked laser at 1.06 μm by using MoS
2/MoSe 2 heterostructure saturable absorber. The saturable absorption characteristics of …