Open AccessHigh-Pulse-Energy Topological Insulator Bi2Te3-Based Passive Q-Switched Solid-State Laser
Author(s) -
Yuan-Yao Lin,
Peng Lee,
Jin-Long Xu,
Chung-Lun Wu,
Che-Min Chou,
Chao-Yang Tu,
Mitch M. C. Chou,
Chao-Kuei Lee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
ieee photonics journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1943-0655
pISSN - 1943-0647
DOI - 10.1109/jphot.2016.2581490
Subject(s) - engineered materials, dielectrics and plasmas , photonics and electrooptics
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 Bi2Te3, in solid-state lasers.