Generation of orange pulse laser in waterproof fluoride glass fibre with graphene thin film
Author(s) -
Fujimoto Y.,
Suzuki T.,
Ochante R.A.M.,
Hirayama T.,
Murakami M.,
Shiraga H.,
Yoshida M.,
Ishii O.,
Yamazaki M.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
electronics letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1350-911X
pISSN - 0013-5194
DOI - 10.1049/el.2014.2302
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , laser , thin film , fluoride , orange (colour) , optoelectronics , composite material , fiber laser , optics , nanotechnology , chemistry , fiber , inorganic chemistry , physics
Orange laser pulses were successfully generated in a Pr‐doped waterproof fluoride glass fibre (Pr:WPFGF) using a graphene thin film as a saturable absorber (SA). Two pulse generation modes were observed: a continuous mode with 0.47 µs pulse duration with a 2.61 µs repetition period and a single giant pulse mode with 9.7 ns pulse duration. The peak wavelength was 603 nm. This result shows that a graphene thin film can be effective as an SA in the visible region, and in the future a visible ultra‐short pulse laser with a modelocking technique may be demonstrated.
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