Photonics Research, 2020, 8 (1): 01000070, Published Online: Dec. 23, 2019
Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a saturable absorber for a tunable Q-switched dysprosium laser around 3 μm Download: 791次
Abstract
We demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge the use of nanoparticles for -switching a tunable mid-infrared (Mid-IR) -doped ZBLAN fiber laser around 3 μm. The -switcher was fabricated by depositing the prepared nanoparticles solution onto an Au mirror. Its nonlinear optical response was characterized using a mode locked -codoped ZBLAN fiber laser at 2.87 μm, and showed a modulation depth of 11.9% as well as a saturation intensity of . Inserting the device into a tunable -doped ZBLAN fiber laser, stable -switched pulses within the tunable range of 2812.4–3031.6 nm were obtained. When tuning the wavelength to 2931.2 nm, a maximum -switching output power of 111.0 mW was achieved with a repetition rate of 123.0 kHz and a pulse width of 1.25 μs. The corresponding pulse energy was 0.90 μJ. This demonstration suggests that nanoparticles are a promising broadband saturable absorption material for mid-infrared operation.
Jian Yang, Jiyi Hu, Hongyu Luo, Jianfeng Li, Jishu Liu, Xiaohui Li, Yong Liu. Fe3O4 nanoparticles as a saturable absorber for a tunable Q-switched dysprosium laser around 3 μm[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(1): 01000070.