• 文献标题:   Doping-induced changes in the saturable absorption of monolayer graphene
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LEE CC, MILLER JM, SCHIBLI TR
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  • 出版物名称:   APPLIED PHYSICS BLASERS OPTICS
  • ISSN:   0946-2171
  • 通讯作者地址:   Univ Colorado
  • 被引频次:   35
  • DOI:   10.1007/s00340-012-5095-5
  • 出版年:   2012

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is a broadband, fast saturable absorber well suited for passive mode-locking of lasers. The broadband absorption, ultra-short recovery time, and low cost of graphene absorbers compare favorably with traditional semiconductor saturable absorber mirrors (SESAMs). However, it remains difficult to tailor the parameters of a monolayer graphene absorber such as the modulation depth and the insertion loss; this limits the absorber's design freedom, which is often required for mode-locking without Q-switching instability. We demonstrate in this work that, by hole-doping graphene chemically to various Fermi levels, the modulation depth and insertion loss are modified. Further control of graphene's saturable absorption by electric-field gating and its application to active suppression of Q-switching in lasers is discussed.