• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 8, 081402 (2018)
Zikai Dong1, Runqin Xu1, Wenhai Zhang2, Heyang Guoyu1, Lingling Hua1, Jinrong Tian1, and Yanrong Song1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Applied Sciences, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Key Laboratory for Green Catalysis and Separation, College of Environmental and Energy Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.081402 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zikai Dong, Runqin Xu, Wenhai Zhang, Heyang Guoyu, Lingling Hua, Jinrong Tian, Yanrong Song. Er-doped all-fiber laser mode-locked by graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(8): 081402 Copy Citation Text show less
    Photographs of (a) the synthesized g-C3N4 powder, (b) 0.1 mg/mL g-C3N4 solution, and (c) the final g-C3N4/PVA hybrid film.
    Fig. 1. Photographs of (a) the synthesized g-C3N4 powder, (b) 0.1 mg/mL g-C3N4 solution, and (c) the final g-C3N4/PVA hybrid film.
    (a) XRD pattern of g-C3N4 powder, (b) TEM photograph of g-C3N4 nanosheets, (c) AFM image of g-C3N4 nanosheets, (d) SEM image of the cross section of the g-C3N4/PVA hybrid film.
    Fig. 2. (a) XRD pattern of g-C3N4 powder, (b) TEM photograph of g-C3N4 nanosheets, (c) AFM image of g-C3N4 nanosheets, (d) SEM image of the cross section of the g-C3N4/PVA hybrid film.
    Nonlinear transmission of the g-C3N4/PVA-SA.
    Fig. 3. Nonlinear transmission of the g-C3N4/PVA-SA.
    Experimental setup of Er-doped mode-locked fiber laser with the g-C3N4/PVA SA using the sandwich structure.
    Fig. 4. Experimental setup of Er-doped mode-locked fiber laser with the g-C3N4/PVA SA using the sandwich structure.
    Characteristics of the mode-locked fiber laser using a g-C3N4/PVA SA. (a) Output pulse train, time-domain pulse profile inserted. (b) RF output spectrum, RF spectrum in 20 GHz span inserted. (c) Typical optical spectrum. (d) Output power varies with the pump power.
    Fig. 5. Characteristics of the mode-locked fiber laser using a g-C3N4/PVA SA. (a) Output pulse train, time-domain pulse profile inserted. (b) RF output spectrum, RF spectrum in 20 GHz span inserted. (c) Typical optical spectrum. (d) Output power varies with the pump power.
    Modulation Depth (%)Wavelength (nm)Pulse Width/Energy (ps/μJ)Modulation TypeReferences
    12.51066310 psMode-locking[14]
    3.3284011.1 μJQ-switching[16]
    11.1/13.613206.2 μJQ-switching[18]
    4.11530530 psMode-lockingThis work
    Table 1. Different Pulsed Lasers Modulated by a g-C3N4 SA
    Zikai Dong, Runqin Xu, Wenhai Zhang, Heyang Guoyu, Lingling Hua, Jinrong Tian, Yanrong Song. Er-doped all-fiber laser mode-locked by graphitic carbon nitride nanosheets[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(8): 081402
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