• 文献标题:   Photonic-crystal-based broadband graphene saturable absorber
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   ZHANG SF, SHEN CR, KISLYAKOV IM, DONG NN, RYZHOV A, ZHANG XY, BELOUSOVA IM, NUNZI JM, WANG J
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  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS LETTERS
  • ISSN:   0146-9592 EI 1539-4794
  • 通讯作者地址:   Chinese Acad Sci
  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1364/OL.44.004785
  • 出版年:   2019

▎ 摘  要

The enhanced saturable absorption (SA) of a one-dimensional (1D) photonic crystal (PC) made from polymers and graphene composites by spin coating is observed. It shows obvious bandgaps at two wavelengths in transmittance. Femtosecond Z-scan measurement at 515 nm and 1030 nm reveals a distinct enhancement in the effective nonlinear absorption coefficient beta(eff) for graphene nanoflakes embedded in the PC, when compared with the bulk graphene-polymer composite. The effect is studied in a wide range of laser intensities. Graphene inclusion into a 1D PC remarkably decreases the SA threshold and saturation intensity, providing a desired solution for an advanced all-optical laser mode-locking device. (C) 2019 Optical Society of America.