• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 11, 1209 (2019)
Nan Li1, Junjie Huang3, Bin Xu1、2、*, Yaqi Cai1, Jie Lu3, Linjie Zhan3, Zhengqian Luo1, Huiying Xu1, Zhiping Cai1, and Weiwei Cai3
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 2Shenzhen Research Institute of Xiamen University, Shenzhen 518057, China
  • 3Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.001209 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Nan Li, Junjie Huang, Bin Xu, Yaqi Cai, Jie Lu, Linjie Zhan, Zhengqian Luo, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai, Weiwei Cai. Direct generation of an ultrafast vortex beam in a CVD-graphene-based passively mode-locked Pr:LiYF4 visible laser[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(11): 1209 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the graphene mode-locked Pr:YLF laser with total cavity length of about 106 cm (M1-M2: 13 cm, M2-M4: 27 cm, M1-M3: 59 cm, and M3-M5: 7 cm).
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the graphene mode-locked Pr:YLF laser with total cavity length of about 106 cm (M1-M2: 13 cm, M2-M4: 27 cm, M1-M3: 59 cm, and M3-M5: 7 cm).
    Raman spectrum of the graphene excited by a 488 nm laser. Inset: SEM (left) and AFM (right) images of the CVD graphene.
    Fig. 2. Raman spectrum of the graphene excited by a 488 nm laser. Inset: SEM (left) and AFM (right) images of the CVD graphene.
    Average output power versus absorbed power of mode-locked Pr:YLF laser at 721 nm.
    Fig. 3. Average output power versus absorbed power of mode-locked Pr:YLF laser at 721 nm.
    (a) Spectra of CW and mode-locked lasers. (b) RF spectrum. (c) Typical mode-locked pulse trains. (d) Single pulse trace.
    Fig. 4. (a) Spectra of CW and mode-locked lasers. (b) RF spectrum. (c) Typical mode-locked pulse trains. (d) Single pulse trace.
    Average output power versus absorbed power of the ML vortex laser. Inset: (left) vortex beam spot with intensity distribution curve, (middle) anticlockwise interference pattern, and (right) clockwise interference pattern.
    Fig. 5. Average output power versus absorbed power of the ML vortex laser. Inset: (left) vortex beam spot with intensity distribution curve, (middle) anticlockwise interference pattern, and (right) clockwise interference pattern.
    (a) Optical spectrum of ML vortex. (b) Radio-frequency spectrum of ML vortex. (c) Single pulse trace of ML vortex. (d) Typical mode-locked pulse train on microsecond time scales.
    Fig. 6. (a) Optical spectrum of ML vortex. (b) Radio-frequency spectrum of ML vortex. (c) Single pulse trace of ML vortex. (d) Typical mode-locked pulse train on microsecond time scales.
    Nan Li, Junjie Huang, Bin Xu, Yaqi Cai, Jie Lu, Linjie Zhan, Zhengqian Luo, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai, Weiwei Cai. Direct generation of an ultrafast vortex beam in a CVD-graphene-based passively mode-locked Pr:LiYF4 visible laser[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(11): 1209
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