• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 5, Issue 5, 461 (2017)
X. Liu1, K. Yang1、2、3、*, S. Zhao1, T. Li1, W. Qiao1, H. Zhang2, B. Zhang2, J. He2, J. Bian3, L. Zheng4, L. Su4, and J. Xu5
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Crystal Material, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, Hefei 230031, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Transparent and Opto-functional Inorganic Materials, Artificial Crystal Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 5School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    X. Liu, K. Yang, S. Zhao, T. Li, W. Qiao, H. Zhang, B. Zhang, J. He, J. Bian, L. Zheng, L. Su, J. Xu. High-power passively Q-switched 2 μm all-solid-state laser based on a Bi2Te3 saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 461 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Surface topography of three typical Bi2Te3 nanosheets. (b) Height profiles of selected nanosheets.
    Fig. 1. (a) Surface topography of three typical Bi2Te3 nanosheets. (b) Height profiles of selected nanosheets.
    Measured Raman spectrum of bulk Bi2Te3 and Bi2Te3 nanosheets.
    Fig. 2. Measured Raman spectrum of bulk Bi2Te3 and Bi2Te3 nanosheets.
    Nonlinear optical properties of the as-prepared Bi2Te3 SA.
    Fig. 3. Nonlinear optical properties of the as-prepared Bi2Te3 SA.
    Optical transmission spectrum of Bi2Te3 nanosheets.
    Fig. 4. Optical transmission spectrum of Bi2Te3 nanosheets.
    Schematic setup of diode-pumped Bi2Te3Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser.
    Fig. 5. Schematic setup of diode-pumped Bi2Te3Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser.
    Average output powers versus incident pump powers for the Bi2Te3 SA Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser (a) in CW regime and (b) Q-switching regime.
    Fig. 6. Average output powers versus incident pump powers for the Bi2Te3 SA Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser (a) in CW regime and (b) Q-switching regime.
    Output spectra for Tm:LuAG lasers in CW regime and Q-switching regime.
    Fig. 7. Output spectra for Tm:LuAG lasers in CW regime and Q-switching regime.
    (a) Pulse durations, (b) repetition rates, (c) single pulse energies, and (d) peak powers as function of incident pump powers.
    Fig. 8. (a) Pulse durations, (b) repetition rates, (c) single pulse energies, and (d) peak powers as function of incident pump powers.
    Temporal profiles of typical pulse trains at different repetition rates and the shortest pulse shape with duration of 620 ns.
    Fig. 9. Temporal profiles of typical pulse trains at different repetition rates and the shortest pulse shape with duration of 620 ns.
    M2 factors from the Bi2Te3 SA Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser at the highest output power.
    Fig. 10. M2 factors from the Bi2Te3 SA Q-switched Tm:LuAG laser at the highest output power.
    X. Liu, K. Yang, S. Zhao, T. Li, W. Qiao, H. Zhang, B. Zhang, J. He, J. Bian, L. Zheng, L. Su, J. Xu. High-power passively Q-switched 2 μm all-solid-state laser based on a Bi2Te3 saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2017, 5(5): 461
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