Wideband saturable absorption in few-layer molybdenum diselenide (MoSe₂) for Q-switching Yb-, Er- and Tm-doped fiber lasers.
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Journal Article
Abstract
We fabricate a free-standing molybdenum diselenide (MoSe2) saturable absorber by embedding liquid-phase exfoliated few-layer MoSe2 flakes into a polymer film. The MoSe2-polymer composite is used to Q-switch fiber lasers based on ytterbium (Yb), erbium (Er) and thulium (Tm) gain fiber, producing trains of microsecond-duration pulses with kilohertz repetition rates at 1060 nm, 1566 nm and 1924 nm, respectively. Such operating wavelengths correspond to sub-bandgap saturable absorption in MoSe2, which is explained in the context of edge-states, building upon studies of other semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD)-based saturable absorbers. Our work adds few-layer MoSe2 to the growing catalog of TMDs with remarkable optical properties, which offer new opportunities for photonic devices.
Date Issued
2015-07-27
Date Acceptance
2015-06-10
Citation
Opt Express, 2015, 23 (15), pp.20051-20061
ISSN
1094-4087
Publisher
Optical Society of America
Start Page
20051
End Page
20061
Journal / Book Title
Opt Express
Volume
23
Issue
15
Copyright Statement
© 2015 Optical Society of America
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26367663
Publication Status
Published