• 文献标题:   Effective switching of an all-solid-state mode-locked laser by a graphene modulator
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DAI TF, CHANG JH, DENG ZL, LI HX, LIU X, NI HB, SUN J
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  • 出版物名称:   OPTICS EXPRESS
  • ISSN:   1094-4087
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  • 被引频次:   2
  • DOI:   10.1364/OE.459074
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Although sophisticated novel saturable absorber materials are available for the development of ultrafast lasers, innovative approaches and devices play an increasingly important role in continuously adjusting mode-locked lasers with electrical gating. In this study, electrically switched operational regimes of an Nd:YVO4 all-solid-state mode-locked laser with a high modulation ratio (from 900 ns to 15 ps) are demonstrated for the first time. The laser can automatically switch multiple operation regimes with the assistance of electrical signals using techniques such as Q-switching, Q-switched mode-locking (QML), and continuous-wave mode-locking (CWML). The device is operated at an ultralow electrical modulation power (0.1 nW) to generate sub 15 ps pulses with a high average output power (as much as 800 mW) from a mode-locked laser operating at 1064 nm. The results verify the reversible switching of the operational regimes from QML to CWML and provide a basis for exploring their applications in electro-optical devices. (C) 2022 Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Optica Open Access Publishing Agreement