Highly stable femtosecond pulse generation from a MXene Ti3C2Tx(T = F, O, or OH) mode-locked fiber laser

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2019-03-13
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Ultrafastfiberlasersareingreatdemandforvariousapplications,suchasopticalcommunication,spectroscopy,biomedicaldiagnosis,andindustrialfabrication.Here,wereportthehighlystablefemtosecondpulsegenerationfromaMXenemode-lockedfiberlaser.Wehavepreparedthehigh-qualityTi3C2Txnanosheetsviatheetchingmethod,andcharacterizedtheirultrafastdynamicsandbroadbandnonlinearopticalresponses.Theobviousintensity-andwavelength-dependentnonlinearresponseshavebeenobservedandinvestigated.Inaddition,ahighlystablefemtosecondfiberlaserwithsignal-to-noiseratioupto70.7dBandcentralwavelengthof1567.3nmhasbeendelivered.Thestudymayprovidesomevaluabledesignguidelinesforthedevelopmentofultrafast,broadbandnonlinearopticalmodulators,andopennewavenuestowardadvancedphotonicdevicesbasedonMXenes.