High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser
Due to the ultralow saturation properties of the topological insulator (TI), stable and high-power TI-based solid state has become an important issue. In this paper, using a folding V-shaped laser cavity to minimize the residual pump to the broadband saturable absorber, passive Q-switched operations...
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| author | Yuan-Yao Lin Peng Lee Jin-Long Xu Chung-Lun Wu Che-Min Chou Chao-Yang Tu Mitch M. C. Chou Chao-Kuei Lee |
| author_facet | Yuan-Yao Lin Peng Lee Jin-Long Xu Chung-Lun Wu Che-Min Chou Chao-Yang Tu Mitch M. C. Chou Chao-Kuei Lee |
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| description | Due to the ultralow saturation properties of the topological insulator (TI), stable and high-power TI-based solid state has become an important issue. In this paper, using a folding V-shaped laser cavity to minimize the residual pump to the broadband saturable absorber, passive Q-switched operations with high power not only at 1.06 μm but at 1.34 μm as well were demonstrated. The 1.06-μm laser of 150 mW and the corresponding repetition rate and a pulse duration of 28.57 kHz and 576 ns, respectively, were performed. The pulse energy of 5.24 μJ and the corresponding peak power of over 9 W were also estimated. Additionally, the laser at 1.3-μm exhibited a passive Q-switched operation with an average power of as high as 326 mW and a pulse duration of 673 ns. A tunable repetition rate of 75.5 to 116.6 kHz, a pulse energy of 2.8 μJ, and the corresponding peak power of 4.2 W were obtained. In addition, the stability of Q-switched pulses was analyzed. The results experimentally extend the promising application of the 2-D material, i.e., exfoliated TI Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>, in solid-state lasers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-83c1ade1242b40a2bf8850ea958255462022-12-21T23:21:09ZengIEEEIEEE Photonics Journal1943-06552016-01-018411010.1109/JPHOT.2016.25814907506047High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State LaserYuan-Yao Lin0Peng Lee1Jin-Long Xu2Chung-Lun Wu3Che-Min Chou4Chao-Yang Tu5Mitch M. C. Chou6Chao-Kuei Lee7Department of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials Chemistry and Physics, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, ChinaDepartment of Materials and Optoelectronics Science, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Photonics, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDue to the ultralow saturation properties of the topological insulator (TI), stable and high-power TI-based solid state has become an important issue. In this paper, using a folding V-shaped laser cavity to minimize the residual pump to the broadband saturable absorber, passive Q-switched operations with high power not only at 1.06 μm but at 1.34 μm as well were demonstrated. The 1.06-μm laser of 150 mW and the corresponding repetition rate and a pulse duration of 28.57 kHz and 576 ns, respectively, were performed. The pulse energy of 5.24 μJ and the corresponding peak power of over 9 W were also estimated. Additionally, the laser at 1.3-μm exhibited a passive Q-switched operation with an average power of as high as 326 mW and a pulse duration of 673 ns. A tunable repetition rate of 75.5 to 116.6 kHz, a pulse energy of 2.8 μJ, and the corresponding peak power of 4.2 W were obtained. In addition, the stability of Q-switched pulses was analyzed. The results experimentally extend the promising application of the 2-D material, i.e., exfoliated TI Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>, in solid-state lasers.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7506047/Lasersdiode-pumped lasersQ-switched laserssolid-state lasers (SSLs)neodymium |
| spellingShingle | Yuan-Yao Lin Peng Lee Jin-Long Xu Chung-Lun Wu Che-Min Chou Chao-Yang Tu Mitch M. C. Chou Chao-Kuei Lee High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser IEEE Photonics Journal Lasers diode-pumped lasers Q-switched lasers solid-state lasers (SSLs) neodymium |
| title | High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser |
| title_full | High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser |
| title_fullStr | High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser |
| title_full_unstemmed | High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser |
| title_short | High-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser |
| title_sort | high pulse energy topological insulator bi sub 2 sub te sub 3 sub based passive q switched solid state laser |
| topic | Lasers diode-pumped lasers Q-switched lasers solid-state lasers (SSLs) neodymium |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7506047/ |
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