• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 3, Issue 3, 72 (2015)
Ke Yin1、*, Bin Zhang1, Lei Li1, Tian Jiang1、2, Xuanfeng Zhou1, and Jing Hou1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2e-mail: jiangtian198611@163.com
  • 3e-mail: houjing25@sina.com
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    Ke Yin, Bin Zhang, Lei Li, Tian Jiang, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou. Soliton mode-locked fiber laser based on topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanosheets at 2  μm[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(3): 72 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) SEM photograph of the TI Bi2Te3 nanosheets; (b) microscope photo of the TI-based SA; (c) photo of the TI-based SA via visible light; (d) time-dependent depositing process; (e) nonlinear SA curve.
    Fig. 1. (a) SEM photograph of the TI Bi2Te3 nanosheets; (b) microscope photo of the TI-based SA; (c) photo of the TI-based SA via visible light; (d) time-dependent depositing process; (e) nonlinear SA curve.
    Experimental setup of the passively mode-locked THDFL.
    Fig. 2. Experimental setup of the passively mode-locked THDFL.
    Characteristics of fundamental mode-locked solitons; (a) optical spectrum; (b) pulse train; (c) RF spectrum, RBW=1 kHz. Inset, span from 0 to 500 MHz; (d) autocorrelation trace at an amplified average power of ∼60 mW. Inset, corresponding spectrum.
    Fig. 3. Characteristics of fundamental mode-locked solitons; (a) optical spectrum; (b) pulse train; (c) RF spectrum, RBW=1kHz. Inset, span from 0 to 500 MHz; (d) autocorrelation trace at an amplified average power of 60mW. Inset, corresponding spectrum.
    Temporal characteristics of mode-locked THDFL with bunched soliton numbers as follows in a single bunch; (a) 2; (b) 4; (c) 10; (d) 15.
    Fig. 4. Temporal characteristics of mode-locked THDFL with bunched soliton numbers as follows in a single bunch; (a) 2; (b) 4; (c) 10; (d) 15.
    Characteristics of soliton bunches; (a) hysteresis phenomenon of the bunched soliton number versus the pump power; (b) output spectra.
    Fig. 5. Characteristics of soliton bunches; (a) hysteresis phenomenon of the bunched soliton number versus the pump power; (b) output spectra.
    Characteristics of harmonically mode-locked solitons; (a) soliton train for the fifth harmonic order; (b) soliton train for the 10th harmonic order; (c) evolutions of the output power and harmonic orders versus the pump power; (d) output spectra.
    Fig. 6. Characteristics of harmonically mode-locked solitons; (a) soliton train for the fifth harmonic order; (b) soliton train for the 10th harmonic order; (c) evolutions of the output power and harmonic orders versus the pump power; (d) output spectra.
    Ke Yin, Bin Zhang, Lei Li, Tian Jiang, Xuanfeng Zhou, Jing Hou. Soliton mode-locked fiber laser based on topological insulator Bi2Te3 nanosheets at 2  μm[J]. Photonics Research, 2015, 3(3): 72
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