• 文献标题:   Graphene Actively Mode-Locked Lasers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   BOGUSLAWSKI J, WANG YD, XUE H, YANG XX, MAO D, GAN XT, REN ZY, ZHAO JL, DAI Q, SOBON G, SOTOR J, SUN ZP
  • 作者关键词:   electrooptic material, graphene, modelocked laser, photonic
  • 出版物名称:   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   1616-301X EI 1616-3028
  • 通讯作者地址:   Wroclaw Univ Sci Technol
  • 被引频次:   10
  • DOI:   10.1002/adfm.201801539
  • 出版年:   2018

▎ 摘  要

Actively mode-locked lasers offer varying degrees of flexibility for a wider range of applications than their passively modulated counterparts, due to their capability for electrically controlled ultrahigh repetition rate operation. Graphene based electrooptic modulators with unique advantages of broad operation bandwidth and ultrafast speed are suitable for light modulation in various optoelectronic applications. Here, an actively mode-locked laser with a graphene based electrooptic modulator is reported for the first time. The active mode-locking technique combined together with the intracavity nonlinear pulse shortening effect allows the generation of transform-limited 1.44 ps pulses with pulse energy of 844 pJ. The electrically controlled repetition rate of generated pulses, a key performance advantage of active mode-locking, is also demonstrated. These results provide a practical and effective approach for actively mode-locked lasers with broad operation bandwidth and compact footprint, which contributes a new way for applications of two-dimensional (2D) layered materials in ultrafast lasers.