• 文献标题:   Graphene actively Q-switched lasers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   LI D, XUE H, QI M, WANG YD, AKSIMSEK S, CHEKUROV N, KIM W, LI CF, RIIKONEN J, YE FW, DAI Q, REN ZY, BAI JT, HASAN T, LIPSANEN H, SUN ZP
  • 作者关键词:   graphene, electrooptic modulator, fiber laser, active qswitching
  • 出版物名称:   2D MATERIALS
  • ISSN:   2053-1583
  • 通讯作者地址:   Aalto Univ
  • 被引频次:   14
  • DOI:   10.1088/2053-1583/aa6e6b
  • 出版年:   2017

▎ 摘  要

Graphene electro-optic modulators (GEOMs) are emerging as a viable alternative to conventional material-based modulators mainly due to their broadband and ultrafast performance. These GEOMs with combined advantages of small footprint and low energy consumption can potentially enable various high-performance applications that are not possible using conventional approaches. Here, we report the first actively Q-switched lasers with a GEOM. In contrast to the previously reported lasers that are passively modulated by two-dimensional layered material-based saturable absorbers, our actively modulated laser concept represents significant advantages, such as electrically tunable output parameters (e.g. output repetition rate, pulse duration and pulse energy) and electro-optical synchronization. Using a single GEOM, we generate broadband Q-switched pulses at similar to 1.55 and 2 mu m with output energies of up to 123 nJ. This indicates the broadband pulse generation capability of the graphene-based active devices, superior to widely used bulk material-based active modulation approaches. Our results demonstrate a simple and viable design towards broadband, high-repetition-rate, electrically modulated ultrafast lasers for various applications, such as telecommunications and spectroscopy.