• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 17, Issue 8, 080603 (2019)
Ping Hu, Yan Huang, Fangfang Liu, Ying Liu, Liping Guo, Xiaolu Ge, and Xiaojuan Liu*
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  • School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo 255049, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201917.080603 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Ping Hu, Yan Huang, Fangfang Liu, Ying Liu, Liping Guo, Xiaolu Ge, Xiaojuan Liu. A Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on ZrS2 as a saturable absorber[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(8): 080603 Copy Citation Text show less
    ZrS2 nanosheets dispersion solution.
    Fig. 1. ZrS2 nanosheets dispersion solution.
    TEM image of the ZrS2 nanosheets.
    Fig. 2. TEM image of the ZrS2 nanosheets.
    Raman spectrum of the ZrS2 nanosheets.
    Fig. 3. Raman spectrum of the ZrS2 nanosheets.
    Saturable absorption property of ZrS2-PVA film.
    Fig. 4. Saturable absorption property of ZrS2-PVA film.
    Experimental setup of Q-switched EDF laser.
    Fig. 5. Experimental setup of Q-switched EDF laser.
    Pulse trains at different pump powers.
    Fig. 6. Pulse trains at different pump powers.
    (a) The pulse duration and pulse repetition rate versus the pump power. (b) The typical single pulse sharp of the Q-switched fiber laser. The inset is the output pulse train. (c) The output spectrum of the Q-switched fiber laser. (d) The output power and pulse energy versus the pump power.
    Fig. 7. (a) The pulse duration and pulse repetition rate versus the pump power. (b) The typical single pulse sharp of the Q-switched fiber laser. The inset is the output pulse train. (c) The output spectrum of the Q-switched fiber laser. (d) The output power and pulse energy versus the pump power.
    SAWavelength (nm)Pulse Width (μs)Pulse Energy (nJ)Max Output Power (mW)Refs.
    Graphene1556.173.716.71.1[26]
    SWNTs1555–1560714.10.225[27]
    MoS21519–15673.31605.91[28]
    InSe1532.28.3112.971.425[25]
    BP1562.8710.3294.31.5[29]
    Bi2Se315651.923.722.35[30]
    NiO1522–15802.0215.32.32[31]
    ZrS21560.911.4933.52.89Our work
    Table 1. Comparison of Passively Q-switched Er-doped Fiber Lasers Based on Different SAs
    Ping Hu, Yan Huang, Fangfang Liu, Ying Liu, Liping Guo, Xiaolu Ge, Xiaojuan Liu. A Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser based on ZrS2 as a saturable absorber[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2019, 17(8): 080603
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