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Ultrafast Nonlinear Optical Properties of a Graphene Saturable Mirror in the 2 μm Wavelength Region (Laser Photonics Rev. 11(5)/2017)
Author(s) -
Wang Gaozhong,
Wang Kangpeng,
Szydłowska Beata M.,
BakerMurray Aidan A.,
Wang Jing Jing,
Feng Yanyan,
Zhang Xiaoyan,
Wang Jun,
Blau Werner J.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
laser and photonics reviews
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.778
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1863-8899
pISSN - 1863-8880
DOI - 10.1002/lpor.201770051
Subject(s) - saturable absorption , graphene , ultrashort pulse , laser , photonics , optoelectronics , wavelength , optics , materials science , absorption (acoustics) , fiber laser , physics , nanotechnology
Although the saturable absorption of 2D materials have been widely reported, it is still a hanging question about their potential for practical laser products. This article shows a systematical comparison between a graphene saturable absorption mirror and a commercial semiconductor saturable mirror at 2 μm wavelength, implying graphene can be a better practical mode‐locker for mid‐infrared lasers. (Picture: Jing Wang et al., article number 1700166, in this issue)