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A pulsed Nd:GdYNbO 4 laser based on transition metal dichalcogenides WS 2 and MoS 2

  • Yufei Ma*
  • , Zhenfang Peng
  • , Baofa Ran
  • , Shoujun Ding
  • , Haiyue Sun
  • , Fang Peng
  • , Qingli Zhang
  • , Frank K. Tittel
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • Anhui University of Technology
  • CAS - Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics
  • Rice University

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Abstract

Utilizing the saturable absorption characteristics of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), a passively Q-switched 1066 nm laser based on a novel Nd:GdYNbO 4 mixed crystal as well as a two-dimensional (2D) layered molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) and tungsten disulfide (WS 2 ) was realized for the first time. The highest repetition rate, the shortest pulse width and maximum peak power were 172 kHz, 723 ns and 0.85 W for Nd:GdYNbO 4 /WS 2 laser, respectively. The corresponding values for the Nd:GdYNbO 4 /MoS 2 laser were 122 kHz, 532 ns and 1.63 W. Furthermore, it was found that WS 2 required a lower excitation energy, while a MoS 2 nanosheet exhibits a deeper modulation depth.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalOptics and Laser Technology
Volume117
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2019

Keywords

  • Mixed crystal
  • Molybdenum disulfide
  • Nd:GdYNbO
  • Tungsten disulfide
  • Two-dimension material

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