Multilayer black phosphorus as saturable absorber for an Er:Lu2O3 laser at 3 μm

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2016-05-15
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Multilayerblackphosphorus(BP)nanoplateletsofdifferentthicknesseswerepreparedbytheliquidphaseexfoliationmethodanddepositedontoyttriumaluminumgarnetsubstratestoformsaturableabsorbers(SAs).Thesewerecharacterizedwithrespecttotheirthickness-dependentsaturableabsorptionpropertiesat3μm.TheBP-SAswereemployedinapassivelyQ-switchedEr:Lu2O3laserat2.84μm.ByusingBPexfoliatedindifferentsolvents,stablepulsesasshortas359nsweregeneratedatanaverageoutputpowerofupto755mW.Therepetitionrateintheexperimentwas107kHz,correspondingtoapulseenergyof7.1μJ.TheseresultsprovethatBP-SAshaveagreatpotentialforopticalmodulationinthemid-infraredrange.