• 文献标题:   Wavelength-Versatile Graphene-Gold Film Saturable Absorber Mirror for Ultra-Broadband Mode-Locking of Bulk Lasers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   MA J, XIE GQ, LV P, GAO WL, YUAN P, QIAN LJ, GRIEBNER U, PETROV V, YU HH, ZHANG HJ, WANG JY
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  • 出版物名称:   SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
  • ISSN:   2045-2322
  • 通讯作者地址:   Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ
  • 被引频次:   44
  • DOI:   10.1038/srep05016
  • 出版年:   2014

▎ 摘  要

An ultra-broadband graphene-gold film saturable absorber mirror (GG-SAM) with a spectral coverage exceeding 1300 nm is experimentally demonstrated for mode-locking of bulk solid-state lasers. Owing to the p-type doping effect caused by graphene-gold film interaction, the graphene on gold-film substrate shows a remarkably lower light absorption relative to pristine graphene, which is very helpful to achieve continuous-wave mode-locking in low-gain bulk lasers. Using the GG-SAM sample, stable mode-locking is realized in a Yb: YCOB bulk laser near 1 mu m, a Tm: CLNGG bulk laser near 2 mu m and a Cr:ZnSe bulk laser near 2.4 mu m. The saturable absorption is characterised at an intermediate wavelength of 1.56 mu m by pump-probe measurements. The as-fabricated GG-SAM with ultra-broad bandwidth, ultrafast recovery time, low absorption, and low cost has great potential as a universal saturable absorber mirror for mode-locking of various bulk lasers with unprecedented spectral coverage.