• 文献标题:   Passive Synchronization of 1.06-and 1.53-mu m Fiber Lasers Q-switched by a Common Graphene SA
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   WU DD, LUO ZQ, XIONG FF, ZHANG CK, HUANG YZ, CHEN SS, CAI WW, CAI ZP, XU HY
  • 作者关键词:   qswitched fiber laser, monolayer graphene, passive synchronization, large energy
  • 出版物名称:   IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
  • ISSN:   1041-1135 EI 1941-0174
  • 通讯作者地址:   Xiamen Univ
  • 被引频次:   19
  • DOI:   10.1109/LPT.2014.2326172
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

We demonstrate the passive synchronization of two large-energy Q-switched all-fiber lasers, operating at 1.06 and 1.53 mu m, by sharing a common monolayer graphene Q-switcher. The fiber-compatible Q-switcher is constructed by transferring a monolayer CVD graphene nanosheet onto a fiber ferrule. By exploiting the broadband saturable absorption of graphene and optimizing the cavity designs, both the largeenergy Q-switched Yb and Er/Yb double-clad fiber lasers are successfully synchronized. The Q-switching synchronization can be realized in the broad repetition-rate range of 9-20 kHz by adjusting the pump powers of the two lasers. The maximum pulse energies are 5.30 mu J at 1.06 mu m and 1.20 mu J at 1.53 mu m, respectively, which is, to the best of our knowledge, the largest pulse energy obtained from graphene Q-switched all-fiber laser.