In soft-lattice lead-halide perovskites,the polaronic effects involving stabilization of localized charge character by structural deformations and polarizations have an important effect on the properties of functional...In soft-lattice lead-halide perovskites,the polaronic effects involving stabilization of localized charge character by structural deformations and polarizations have an important effect on the properties of functional materials such as the band gap,which has attracted considerable investigations.However,the concept of polaron assisted nonlinear photonics remains largely unexplored,which has a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to telecommunications and quantum technologies.Here,we report the first observation of the polaronic state assisted saturable absorption through subbandgap excitation with a redshift exceeding 60 meV.By combining photoluminescence,transient absorption measurements and density functional theory calculations,we explicate that the anomalous nonlinear saturable absorption under sub-bandgap excitation is caused by the transient picosecond timescale polaronic state formed by strong carrier/excitonphonon coupling effect.The bandgap fluctuation caused by polaron formation can be further tuned through excitonphonon coupling of perovskites with different Young’s modulus.This suggests that we can design targeted soft lattice lead-halide perovskite with a specific structure to effectively manipulate exciton-phonon coupling and exciton-polaron formation.These findings profoundly expand our understanding of exciton-polaronic nonlinear optics physics and provide an ideal platform for developing actively tunable nonlinear photonics applications.展开更多
We prepared graphene oxide（GO） saturable absorber（SA） successfully through optical deposition method, which is a simple but effective approach to deposit various materials onto substrate under the effects of light...We prepared graphene oxide（GO） saturable absorber（SA） successfully through optical deposition method, which is a simple but effective approach to deposit various materials onto substrate under the effects of light, and investigated several factors that influence the optical deposition result of GO onto optical fiber end, including poly（methyl methacrylate）（PMMA） concentration, light intensity, light mode, and deposition time. The efficient optically deposited GO preserving its nonlinearity guaranteed by GO/PMMA composite formation was also demonstrated. The GO SA prepared by optical deposition shows superior saturable absorption property with modulation depth and nonsaturable loss of 6% and 40%, respectively.展开更多
For 2μm all-solid-state lasers,pulse modulation methods based on low-dimensional nanomaterial saturable absorbers(SAs)offer advantages such as compact structure,low cost,and ease of implementation.The construction of...For 2μm all-solid-state lasers,pulse modulation methods based on low-dimensional nanomaterial saturable absorbers(SAs)offer advantages such as compact structure,low cost,and ease of implementation.The construction of stable,highly nonlinear low-dimensional nanomaterial SAs is an urgent issue to be addressed.In this paper,two types of black phosphorus/rhenium disulfide(BP/ReS_(2))heterojunction with high stability were prepared separately by liquid phase exfoliation(LPE)and mechanical exfoliation(ME)methods,the nonlinear saturable absorption characteristics of the two types of heterojunctions have been characterized in detail.Then,the pulse modulation applications of these two materials have been studied in a 2μm all-solid-state thulium-doped yttrium aluminum perovskite(Tm:YAP)passively Q-switched pulsed laser.The BP/ReS_(2) heterojunction SA prepared by the LPE method demonstrates a thinner thickness and lower non-saturation optical loss,which achieved the maximum average output power 528 mW at a pump power of 6.37 W,with a narrowest pulse width of 366 ns,and a maximum peak power of 28.85 W.These results indicate that the BP/ReS_(2) heterojunction SA has great potential for optical modulation device applications.展开更多
Graphene resting on a silicon-on-insulator platform offers great potential for optoelectronic devices.In the paper,we demonstrate all-optical modulation on the graphene-silicon hybrid waveguides(GSHWs)with tens of mic...Graphene resting on a silicon-on-insulator platform offers great potential for optoelectronic devices.In the paper,we demonstrate all-optical modulation on the graphene-silicon hybrid waveguides(GSHWs)with tens of micrometers in length.Owing to strong interaction between graphene and silicon strip waveguides with compact light confinement,the modulation depth reaches 22.7%with a saturation threshold down to 1.38 pJ per pulse and a 30-μm-long graphene pad.A response time of 1.65 ps is verified by a pump-probe measurement with an energy consumption of 2.1 pJ.The complementary metal-oxide semiconductor compatible GSHWs with the strip configuration exhibit great potential for ultrafast and broadband all-optical modulation,indicating that employing two-dimensional materials has become a complementary technology to promote the silicon photonic platform.展开更多
Nonlinear responses of nanoparticles induce enlightening phenomena in optical tweezers. With thegradual increase in optical intensity, effects from saturable absorption (SA) and reverse SA (RSA) arise insequence and t...Nonlinear responses of nanoparticles induce enlightening phenomena in optical tweezers. With thegradual increase in optical intensity, effects from saturable absorption (SA) and reverse SA (RSA) arise insequence and thereby modulate the nonlinear properties of materials. In current nonlinear optical traps,however, the underlying physical mechanism is mainly confined within the SA regime because thresholdvalues required to excite the RSA regime are extremely high. Herein, we demonstrate, both in theory andexperiment, nonlinear optical tweezing within the RSA regime, proving that a fascinating composite trappingstate is achievable at ultrahigh intensities through an optical force reversal induced through nonlinearabsorption. Integrated results help in perfecting the nonlinear optical trapping system, thereby providingbeneficial guidance for wider applications of nonlinear optics.展开更多
This work presents the saturable absorption(SA) properties of CsPbBr_3 perovskite quantum dots(QDs). The perovskite QDs show excellent SA performance with a nonlinear absorption coefficient of-35 × 10^(-2) cm∕GW...This work presents the saturable absorption(SA) properties of CsPbBr_3 perovskite quantum dots(QDs). The perovskite QDs show excellent SA performance with a nonlinear absorption coefficient of-35 × 10^(-2) cm∕GW and a figure of merit of 3.7 × 10^(-14) esu cm. Further, their use as saturable absorbers in a passively Q-switched visible solid-state laser for the generation of soliton pulses is demonstrated. These results demonstrate thepotential for the perovskite QDs to act as saturable absorbers.展开更多
We demonstrate that ferroferric-oxide(Fe_3O_4) nanoparticles exhibit nonlinear saturable absorption property at1.55 μm, and fabricate two filmy saturable absorbers by embedding the nanoparticles into a polyvinyl alco...We demonstrate that ferroferric-oxide(Fe_3O_4) nanoparticles exhibit nonlinear saturable absorption property at1.55 μm, and fabricate two filmy saturable absorbers by embedding the nanoparticles into a polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) film or polyimide(PI) film separately. In the Fe_3O_4-PVA(Fe_3O_4-PI) Q-switched fiber laser, the pulse repetition rate increases from 8.5 kHz(5.5 kHz) to 28 kHz(49 kHz) and the pulse duration decreases from 23.5 μs(47 μs) to 6 μs(3.5 μs) by varying the pump power from 25 m W(23 mW) to 150 m W(650 mW). Experiment results indicate that PI-based saturable absorbers can afford larger powers than PVA-based saturable absorbers, which can be attributed to the higher fusion point of the PI film. The Fe_3O_4-PI saturable absorber exhibits features of high damage threshold, low cost, and good flexibility, which could be applied in fields of near-infrared pulse generation and frequency conversions.展开更多
By transferring 100 nm gold-coated CVD monolayer graphene onto the well-polished surface of D-shaped fiber, we achieve a graphene in-line polarizer with a high polarization extinction ratio of ~27 d B and low insertio...By transferring 100 nm gold-coated CVD monolayer graphene onto the well-polished surface of D-shaped fiber, we achieve a graphene in-line polarizer with a high polarization extinction ratio of ~27 d B and low insertion loss of 5 d B at 1550 nm, meanwhile achieving a strong saturable absorption effect of 14%. The manufacture of this graphene in-line polarizer also simplifies the graphene transfer process. To explore the potential applications of the new device, we also demonstrate noise-like pulse generation and supercontinuum spectrum generation. By launching the designed graphene device into a fiber ring laser cavity, 51 nm bandwidth noise-like pulse is obtained. Then, launching the high-power noise-like pulse into high nonlinear fiber, a 1000 nm wide supercontinuum spectrum is obtained, which is favorable for sensing and nonlinearities scientific fields.展开更多
Topological nodal-line semimetals attract growing research attention in the photonic and optoelectronic fields due to their unique topological energy-level bands and fascinating nonlinear optical responses.Here,to the...Topological nodal-line semimetals attract growing research attention in the photonic and optoelectronic fields due to their unique topological energy-level bands and fascinating nonlinear optical responses.Here,to the best of our knowledge,we first report the saturable absorption property of topological nodal-line semimetal HfGeTe and the related pulse modulation in passively Q-switched visible lasers.Few-layer HfGeTe demonstrates outstanding saturable absorption properties in the visible-light band,yielding the saturation intensities of 7.88,12.66,and 6.64μJ/cm^(2)at 515,640,and 720 nm,respectively.Based on an as-prepared few-layer HfGeTe optical switch and a Pr:LiYF_(4)gain medium,Q-switched visible lasers are also successfully achieved at 522,640,and 720 nm.The minimum pulse widths of the green,red,and deep-red pulsed lasers are150,125.5,and 420 ns,respectively.Especially for the green and red pulsed laser,the obtained pulse width is smaller than those of the low-dimensional layered materials.Our work sheds light on the application potential of topological nodal-line semimetals in the generation of visible pulsed lasers.展开更多
The structural,morphological,optical,and nonlinear optical properties of a lead sulfde(PbS) thin film grown by chemical bath deposition(CBD) are investigated by X-ray difraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),...The structural,morphological,optical,and nonlinear optical properties of a lead sulfde(PbS) thin film grown by chemical bath deposition(CBD) are investigated by X-ray difraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis),and open aperture Z-scan experiments.The band gap energy of the PbS nanocrystalline film is 1.82 eV,higher than that of bulk PbS at 300 K.The nonlinear absorption properties of the film are investigated using the open aperture Z-scan technique at 1064 nm and pulse durations of 4 ns and 65 ps.Intensity-dependent switching of the film from nonlinear absorption to saturable absorption is observed.The nonlinear absorption coefficient increases monotonically with increasing pulse duration from 65 ps to 4 ns.展开更多
In this Letter, the effects of the iron （Fe） dopant concentration on the nonlinear optical properties of iron-doped ferroelectric X-cut LiNbO3 crystals plates are studied by using the Z-scan technique with a cw lase...In this Letter, the effects of the iron （Fe） dopant concentration on the nonlinear optical properties of iron-doped ferroelectric X-cut LiNbO3 crystals plates are studied by using the Z-scan technique with a cw laser at the wave- length of 532 nm. The amount of iron in the compound is varied from 0 to 0.15 mol%. Measurements of nonlinear refractive index n2 and the nonlinear absorption coefficient β are determined. The sign of the nonlinear refractive index is found to be negative and the magnitude is on the order of 10-s cm2/W. This nonlinear effect increases as the concentration increases from 0 to 0.15 mol%. A good linear relationship is obtained between nonlinear refractive index, nonlinear absorption coefficient, and concentration.展开更多
Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3...Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3)nano sheets are prepared by liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.After the sandwich-structured Sb_(2)Se_(3)saturable absorber(SA)is fabricated,the NSAPs are characterized and the modulation depth,the saturation intensity and the unsaturated loss are determined to be 25.2%,2.02 MW/cm^(2),and 3.29%,respectively.When the as-prepared Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA is integrated into the ring cavity,the laser operates at a stable Q-switching regime in the pump power range of 100—400 mW.The laser oscillates at the central wavelength of 1558.48 nm with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.32 nm.Take the advantages of the Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA,the pulse duration can be compressed from 40.49 kHz to 128.12 kHz.At the pump power of 400 mW,the Q-switching laser gives the narrowest pulse duration the highest average output power,the largest pulse energy,and the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)of 0.93μs,2.16 mW,16.89 nJ,and 53 dB,respectively.Our new attempt on Sb_(2)Se_(3)-based Q-switched EDF laser,combining the existing mode-locking achievements,proves that Sb_(2)Se_(3)is a powerful candidate for pulse compression due to the characteristics of high modulation depth and high stability.展开更多
The production of two-dimensional nanosheets(2D NSs)with all sizes(1-100 nm)and few(<10)layers is highly desired but far from satisfactory.Herein,we report an all-physical top-down method to produce indium chalcoge...The production of two-dimensional nanosheets(2D NSs)with all sizes(1-100 nm)and few(<10)layers is highly desired but far from satisfactory.Herein,we report an all-physical top-down method to produce indium chalcogenide(In2X3(X=S,Se,Te))NSs with wide-range(150-3.0 nm)controlled sizes.The method combines silica-assisted ball-milling and sonication-assisted solvent exfoliation to fabricate multiscale NSs with varying distributions,which are then precisely separated by cascade centrifugation.Multiple characterization techniques reveal that the as-produced In2X3 NSs are intrinsic and defect-free and remainβ-phase during the whole process.The redispersions of In2X3 NSs exhibit prominent excitation wavelength-,solvent-,concentration-,and size-dependent photoluminescence.The NSs-poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)hybrid thin films demonstrate strong size effects in nonlinear saturation absorption.The absolute modulation depths of 35.4%,43.3%,47.2%and saturation intensities of 1.63,1.05,0.83 MW·cm^(−2)(i.e.,163,105,and 83 nJ·cm^(−2))are derived for the In_(2)S_(3),In_(2)Se_(3),and In2Te3 quantum sheets,respectively.Our method paves the way for mass production and full exploration of full-scale 2D NSs.展开更多
Two-dimensional semiconductors such as transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have attracted much interest in the past decade.Herein,we present an all-physical top-down method for the scalable production of the intrins...Two-dimensional semiconductors such as transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have attracted much interest in the past decade.Herein,we present an all-physical top-down method for the scalable production of the intrinsic TMD quantum sheets(QSs).The phases of the TMDs(e.g.,2H-MoSe_(2),2H-WSe_(2),and Td-WTe2)remain stable during the transformation from bulk to QSs.However,phase transition(from Td to 2H)is detected in MoTe2.Such phase-modulation by size-reduction has never been reported before.The TMD QSs can be well dispersed in solvents,resulting in remarkable photoluminescence with excitation wavelength-,concentration-,and solvent-dependence.Meanwhile,the TMD QSs can be readily solution-processed into hybrid thin films,which demonstrate exceptional nonlinear saturation absorption(NSA).Notably,2H-MoTe2 QSs in poly(methyl methacrylate)show extremely high NSA performance with(absolute)modulation depth up to 46.6%and saturation intensity down to 0.81 MW·cm^(−2).Our work paves the way towards quantum-sized TMDs.展开更多
Nonlinear materials have gained wide interest as saturable absorbers and pulse compression for pulsed laser applications due to their unique optical properties.This work investigates the third-order nonlinear phenomen...Nonlinear materials have gained wide interest as saturable absorbers and pulse compression for pulsed laser applications due to their unique optical properties.This work investigates the third-order nonlinear phenomenon of tungsten trioxide(WO_(3))thin films.The giant nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films were characterized by Z-scan method at 800 nm.We experimentally observed the giant saturable absorption(SA)and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films prepared by the seedless layer hydrothermal method,with SA coefficient being as high as-2.59×105cm·GW^(-1).The SA coefficient is at least one order of magnitude larger than those of the conventional semiconductors.The nonlinear refractive index n_(2)of WO_(3)film has been observed for the first time in recent studies and the corresponding coefficient can be up to 1.793 cm^(2)·GW^(-1).The large third-order nonlinear optical(NLO)response enables WO_(3)thin films to be promising candidates for optoelectronic and photonic applications in the near-infrared domain.展开更多
Reverse saturable absorption is essential for the realization of dissipative solitons.In this paper,we introduce reverse saturable absorption by using nonlinear multimode interference(NL-MMI),for the first time,to the...Reverse saturable absorption is essential for the realization of dissipative solitons.In this paper,we introduce reverse saturable absorption by using nonlinear multimode interference(NL-MMI),for the first time,to the best of our knowledge,and obtain a stable dissipative soliton operation.By adjusting the coupling efficiency from multimode fiber to single mode fiber,the absorption properties of NL-MMI can be switched between saturation and reverse saturation.The dissipative soliton can be obtained with pulse width of 975 fs in the experiment,the 3-dB bandwidth at 1555 nm is 16 nm,and the maximum output power is 11.48 m W.The nonlinear absorption optical modulation and high damage threshold characteristics of the NL-MMI based ultrafast optical switch provide a new idea for realizing dissipative solitons.展开更多
The syntheses of three nonlinear reverse saturation absorption compounds-Indanthrone and its two derivatives are discussed. The properties of nonlinear reverse saturable absorption of the compounds were studied hy usi...The syntheses of three nonlinear reverse saturation absorption compounds-Indanthrone and its two derivatives are discussed. The properties of nonlinear reverse saturable absorption of the compounds were studied hy using the Z-scanning technique , and the influences of its conjugated structure on the absorption threshold value and the absorbable light density were discussed based on the reverse saturation absorption principle. The results shows that when the structure＇s conjugation property of Indanthrone and its derivatives becomes more poweoful , its absorption threshold reduees, the light lowest transmittance increases.展开更多
A spectral profile reconstruction method that can be applied to incomplete saturated-absorption spectra is proposed and demonstrated. Through simulation and theoretical calculation, it is proved that compared with the...A spectral profile reconstruction method that can be applied to incomplete saturated-absorption spectra is proposed and demonstrated. Through simulation and theoretical calculation, it is proved that compared with the traditional wholeprofile fitting method, this new method can increase the concentration detection upper limit of a single absorption line by about 8.7 times. High-concentration water vapor is measured using TDLAS technology, the total water vapor pressure and the self-broadened half-width coefficient of the spectrum were simultaneously measured from incomplete saturatedabsorption spectra and compared with high-precision pressure sensors and the HITRAN databases. Their maximum relative deviations were about 4.63% and 9.10%, respectively. These results show that the spectral profile reconstruction method has great application potential for expanding the dynamic range of single-line measurements to higher concentrations,especially for in-situ online measurements under complex conditions, such as over large temperature and concentration dynamic ranges.展开更多
Perovskite nanocrystals(NCs) with high two-photon absorption(TPA) cross-section are of great interest due to their potential applications in three-dimensional optical data storage and multiphoton fluorescence microsco...Perovskite nanocrystals(NCs) with high two-photon absorption(TPA) cross-section are of great interest due to their potential applications in three-dimensional optical data storage and multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Among various perovskite materials, FAPbBr_(3) NCs show a better development prospect due to their excellent stability. However, there are few reports on their nonlinear optical properties. In this work, the nonlinear optical behavior of FAPbBr_(3) NCs is studied.The methods of multiphoton absorption photoluminescence saturation and open aperture Z-scan technique were applied to determine the TPA cross-section of FAPbBr_(3)NCs, which was around 2.76 × 10^(-45)cm^(4)·s·photon^(-1) at 800 nm. In addition,temperature-dependent photoluminescence induced by TPA was investigated, and the small longitudinal optical phonon energy and electron–phonon coupling strength was obtained, which confirm the weak Pb–Br interaction. Meanwhile, it is found that the exciton binding energy in FAPbBr_(3) NCs was 69.668 me V, which may be ascribed to the strong hydrogen bond interaction. It is expected that our findings will promote the application of FAPbBr_(3) NCs in optoelectronic devices.展开更多
Micrometric-thin cells(MCs)with alkali vapor atoms have been valuable for research and applications of hyperfine Zeeman splitting and atomic magnetometers under strong magnetic fields.We theoretically and experimental...Micrometric-thin cells(MCs)with alkali vapor atoms have been valuable for research and applications of hyperfine Zeeman splitting and atomic magnetometers under strong magnetic fields.We theoretically and experimentally study the saturated absorption spectra using a 100-μm cesium MC,where the pump and probe beams are linearly polarized with mutually perpendicular polarizations,and the magnetic field is along the pump beam.Because of the distinctive thin chamber of the MC,crossover spectral lines in saturated absorption spectra are largely suppressed leading to clear splittings of hyperfine Zeeman transitions in experiments,and the effect of spatial magnetic field gradient is expected to be reduced.A calculation method is proposed to achieve good agreements between theoretical calculations and experimental results.This method successfully explains the suppression of crossover lines in MCs,as well as the effects of magnetic field direction,propagation and polarization directions of the pump/probe beam on saturated absorption spectrum.The saturated absorption spectrum with suppressed crossover lines is used for laser frequency stabilization,which may provide the potential value of MCs for high spatial resolution strong-field magnetometry with high sensitivity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62275275,11904239,62422506,12474383,52273202)National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFA1604200)+2 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Grant Nos.2021JJ40709,2022JJ20080,2024JJ6481)Postgraduate Innovative Project of Central South University(Grant No.CX20230246)supported in part by the High-Performance Computing Center of Central South University and Open Sharing Found for the Large-scale Instruments and Equipment of Central South University.
文摘In soft-lattice lead-halide perovskites,the polaronic effects involving stabilization of localized charge character by structural deformations and polarizations have an important effect on the properties of functional materials such as the band gap,which has attracted considerable investigations.However,the concept of polaron assisted nonlinear photonics remains largely unexplored,which has a wide range of applications from optoelectronics to telecommunications and quantum technologies.Here,we report the first observation of the polaronic state assisted saturable absorption through subbandgap excitation with a redshift exceeding 60 meV.By combining photoluminescence,transient absorption measurements and density functional theory calculations,we explicate that the anomalous nonlinear saturable absorption under sub-bandgap excitation is caused by the transient picosecond timescale polaronic state formed by strong carrier/excitonphonon coupling effect.The bandgap fluctuation caused by polaron formation can be further tuned through excitonphonon coupling of perovskites with different Young’s modulus.This suggests that we can design targeted soft lattice lead-halide perovskite with a specific structure to effectively manipulate exciton-phonon coupling and exciton-polaron formation.These findings profoundly expand our understanding of exciton-polaronic nonlinear optics physics and provide an ideal platform for developing actively tunable nonlinear photonics applications.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61575150 and 61377092)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(WUT:2017II46GX)
文摘We prepared graphene oxide（GO） saturable absorber（SA） successfully through optical deposition method, which is a simple but effective approach to deposit various materials onto substrate under the effects of light, and investigated several factors that influence the optical deposition result of GO onto optical fiber end, including poly（methyl methacrylate）（PMMA） concentration, light intensity, light mode, and deposition time. The efficient optically deposited GO preserving its nonlinearity guaranteed by GO/PMMA composite formation was also demonstrated. The GO SA prepared by optical deposition shows superior saturable absorption property with modulation depth and nonsaturable loss of 6% and 40%, respectively.
基金supported by the Shandong Provincial Key R&D Program(No.2024CXGC010106)Joint Fund for Innovation and Development of the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2023LLZ011)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022MA084)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province for Youths(No.ZR2022QF081).
文摘For 2μm all-solid-state lasers,pulse modulation methods based on low-dimensional nanomaterial saturable absorbers(SAs)offer advantages such as compact structure,low cost,and ease of implementation.The construction of stable,highly nonlinear low-dimensional nanomaterial SAs is an urgent issue to be addressed.In this paper,two types of black phosphorus/rhenium disulfide(BP/ReS_(2))heterojunction with high stability were prepared separately by liquid phase exfoliation(LPE)and mechanical exfoliation(ME)methods,the nonlinear saturable absorption characteristics of the two types of heterojunctions have been characterized in detail.Then,the pulse modulation applications of these two materials have been studied in a 2μm all-solid-state thulium-doped yttrium aluminum perovskite(Tm:YAP)passively Q-switched pulsed laser.The BP/ReS_(2) heterojunction SA prepared by the LPE method demonstrates a thinner thickness and lower non-saturation optical loss,which achieved the maximum average output power 528 mW at a pump power of 6.37 W,with a narrowest pulse width of 366 ns,and a maximum peak power of 28.85 W.These results indicate that the BP/ReS_(2) heterojunction SA has great potential for optical modulation device applications.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(61775075)State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks,Shanghai Jiao Tong University,China(2019GZKF03005)。
文摘Graphene resting on a silicon-on-insulator platform offers great potential for optoelectronic devices.In the paper,we demonstrate all-optical modulation on the graphene-silicon hybrid waveguides(GSHWs)with tens of micrometers in length.Owing to strong interaction between graphene and silicon strip waveguides with compact light confinement,the modulation depth reaches 22.7%with a saturation threshold down to 1.38 pJ per pulse and a 30-μm-long graphene pad.A response time of 1.65 ps is verified by a pump-probe measurement with an energy consumption of 2.1 pJ.The complementary metal-oxide semiconductor compatible GSHWs with the strip configuration exhibit great potential for ultrafast and broadband all-optical modulation,indicating that employing two-dimensional materials has become a complementary technology to promote the silicon photonic platform.
基金This work was supported by the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(Grant No.2020B0301030009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61975128,61935013,and 62175157)+3 种基金the Shenzhen Science and Technology Program(Grant Nos.JCYJ20210324120403011 and RCJC20210609103232046)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Grant No.2019TQ05X750)the Key Research Project of Zhejiang Lab(Grant No.2022MG0AC05)thre Shenzhen Peacock Plan(Grant No.KQTD20170330110444030)。
文摘Nonlinear responses of nanoparticles induce enlightening phenomena in optical tweezers. With thegradual increase in optical intensity, effects from saturable absorption (SA) and reverse SA (RSA) arise insequence and thereby modulate the nonlinear properties of materials. In current nonlinear optical traps,however, the underlying physical mechanism is mainly confined within the SA regime because thresholdvalues required to excite the RSA regime are extremely high. Herein, we demonstrate, both in theory andexperiment, nonlinear optical tweezing within the RSA regime, proving that a fascinating composite trappingstate is achievable at ultrahigh intensities through an optical force reversal induced through nonlinearabsorption. Integrated results help in perfecting the nonlinear optical trapping system, thereby providingbeneficial guidance for wider applications of nonlinear optics.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61378074,61475173)Youth Innovation Promotion Association Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)
文摘This work presents the saturable absorption(SA) properties of CsPbBr_3 perovskite quantum dots(QDs). The perovskite QDs show excellent SA performance with a nonlinear absorption coefficient of-35 × 10^(-2) cm∕GW and a figure of merit of 3.7 × 10^(-14) esu cm. Further, their use as saturable absorbers in a passively Q-switched visible solid-state laser for the generation of soliton pulses is demonstrated. These results demonstrate thepotential for the perovskite QDs to act as saturable absorbers.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61575162,61405161,11404263,61675169)Natural Science Foundation of Shannxi Province(2015JQ6211)
文摘We demonstrate that ferroferric-oxide(Fe_3O_4) nanoparticles exhibit nonlinear saturable absorption property at1.55 μm, and fabricate two filmy saturable absorbers by embedding the nanoparticles into a polyvinyl alcohol(PVA) film or polyimide(PI) film separately. In the Fe_3O_4-PVA(Fe_3O_4-PI) Q-switched fiber laser, the pulse repetition rate increases from 8.5 kHz(5.5 kHz) to 28 kHz(49 kHz) and the pulse duration decreases from 23.5 μs(47 μs) to 6 μs(3.5 μs) by varying the pump power from 25 m W(23 mW) to 150 m W(650 mW). Experiment results indicate that PI-based saturable absorbers can afford larger powers than PVA-based saturable absorbers, which can be attributed to the higher fusion point of the PI film. The Fe_3O_4-PI saturable absorber exhibits features of high damage threshold, low cost, and good flexibility, which could be applied in fields of near-infrared pulse generation and frequency conversions.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(61322507,61090393 and 61575122)
文摘By transferring 100 nm gold-coated CVD monolayer graphene onto the well-polished surface of D-shaped fiber, we achieve a graphene in-line polarizer with a high polarization extinction ratio of ~27 d B and low insertion loss of 5 d B at 1550 nm, meanwhile achieving a strong saturable absorption effect of 14%. The manufacture of this graphene in-line polarizer also simplifies the graphene transfer process. To explore the potential applications of the new device, we also demonstrate noise-like pulse generation and supercontinuum spectrum generation. By launching the designed graphene device into a fiber ring laser cavity, 51 nm bandwidth noise-like pulse is obtained. Then, launching the high-power noise-like pulse into high nonlinear fiber, a 1000 nm wide supercontinuum spectrum is obtained, which is favorable for sensing and nonlinearities scientific fields.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB3601504)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52025021and 92163207)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province(No.ZR2022LLZ005)the Future Plans of Young Scholars at Shandong University。
文摘Topological nodal-line semimetals attract growing research attention in the photonic and optoelectronic fields due to their unique topological energy-level bands and fascinating nonlinear optical responses.Here,to the best of our knowledge,we first report the saturable absorption property of topological nodal-line semimetal HfGeTe and the related pulse modulation in passively Q-switched visible lasers.Few-layer HfGeTe demonstrates outstanding saturable absorption properties in the visible-light band,yielding the saturation intensities of 7.88,12.66,and 6.64μJ/cm^(2)at 515,640,and 720 nm,respectively.Based on an as-prepared few-layer HfGeTe optical switch and a Pr:LiYF_(4)gain medium,Q-switched visible lasers are also successfully achieved at 522,640,and 720 nm.The minimum pulse widths of the green,red,and deep-red pulsed lasers are150,125.5,and 420 ns,respectively.Especially for the green and red pulsed laser,the obtained pulse width is smaller than those of the low-dimensional layered materials.Our work sheds light on the application potential of topological nodal-line semimetals in the generation of visible pulsed lasers.
文摘The structural,morphological,optical,and nonlinear optical properties of a lead sulfde(PbS) thin film grown by chemical bath deposition(CBD) are investigated by X-ray difraction(XRD),scanning electron microscope(SEM),ultraviolet-visible(UV-Vis),and open aperture Z-scan experiments.The band gap energy of the PbS nanocrystalline film is 1.82 eV,higher than that of bulk PbS at 300 K.The nonlinear absorption properties of the film are investigated using the open aperture Z-scan technique at 1064 nm and pulse durations of 4 ns and 65 ps.Intensity-dependent switching of the film from nonlinear absorption to saturable absorption is observed.The nonlinear absorption coefficient increases monotonically with increasing pulse duration from 65 ps to 4 ns.
文摘In this Letter, the effects of the iron （Fe） dopant concentration on the nonlinear optical properties of iron-doped ferroelectric X-cut LiNbO3 crystals plates are studied by using the Z-scan technique with a cw laser at the wave- length of 532 nm. The amount of iron in the compound is varied from 0 to 0.15 mol%. Measurements of nonlinear refractive index n2 and the nonlinear absorption coefficient β are determined. The sign of the nonlinear refractive index is found to be negative and the magnitude is on the order of 10-s cm2/W. This nonlinear effect increases as the concentration increases from 0 to 0.15 mol%. A good linear relationship is obtained between nonlinear refractive index, nonlinear absorption coefficient, and concentration.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.11304184)the Shandong University of Technology and Zibo City Integration Development Project(No.2019ZBXC120)。
文摘Based on the nonlinear saturable absorption properties(NSAPs)of a two-dimensional(2D)material of antimony selenide(Sb_(2)Se_(3)),a Q-switched erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is systematically demonstrated.The Sb_(2)Se_(3)nano sheets are prepared by liquid-phase exfoliation(LPE)method.After the sandwich-structured Sb_(2)Se_(3)saturable absorber(SA)is fabricated,the NSAPs are characterized and the modulation depth,the saturation intensity and the unsaturated loss are determined to be 25.2%,2.02 MW/cm^(2),and 3.29%,respectively.When the as-prepared Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA is integrated into the ring cavity,the laser operates at a stable Q-switching regime in the pump power range of 100—400 mW.The laser oscillates at the central wavelength of 1558.48 nm with a 3 dB bandwidth of 2.32 nm.Take the advantages of the Sb_(2)Se_(3)-SA,the pulse duration can be compressed from 40.49 kHz to 128.12 kHz.At the pump power of 400 mW,the Q-switching laser gives the narrowest pulse duration the highest average output power,the largest pulse energy,and the signal-to-noise ratio(SNR)of 0.93μs,2.16 mW,16.89 nJ,and 53 dB,respectively.Our new attempt on Sb_(2)Se_(3)-based Q-switched EDF laser,combining the existing mode-locking achievements,proves that Sb_(2)Se_(3)is a powerful candidate for pulse compression due to the characteristics of high modulation depth and high stability.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52073070,21673054,11874130,and 22073022)Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB36000000)+1 种基金National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0703700)DNL Cooperation Fund,CAS(DNL202016).
文摘The production of two-dimensional nanosheets(2D NSs)with all sizes(1-100 nm)and few(<10)layers is highly desired but far from satisfactory.Herein,we report an all-physical top-down method to produce indium chalcogenide(In2X3(X=S,Se,Te))NSs with wide-range(150-3.0 nm)controlled sizes.The method combines silica-assisted ball-milling and sonication-assisted solvent exfoliation to fabricate multiscale NSs with varying distributions,which are then precisely separated by cascade centrifugation.Multiple characterization techniques reveal that the as-produced In2X3 NSs are intrinsic and defect-free and remainβ-phase during the whole process.The redispersions of In2X3 NSs exhibit prominent excitation wavelength-,solvent-,concentration-,and size-dependent photoluminescence.The NSs-poly(methyl methacrylate)(PMMA)hybrid thin films demonstrate strong size effects in nonlinear saturation absorption.The absolute modulation depths of 35.4%,43.3%,47.2%and saturation intensities of 1.63,1.05,0.83 MW·cm^(−2)(i.e.,163,105,and 83 nJ·cm^(−2))are derived for the In_(2)S_(3),In_(2)Se_(3),and In2Te3 quantum sheets,respectively.Our method paves the way for mass production and full exploration of full-scale 2D NSs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52073070,21673054,11874130,and 22073022)the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.XDB36000000)+1 种基金the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFA0703700)the DNL Cooperation Fund CAS(No.DNL202016).
文摘Two-dimensional semiconductors such as transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDs)have attracted much interest in the past decade.Herein,we present an all-physical top-down method for the scalable production of the intrinsic TMD quantum sheets(QSs).The phases of the TMDs(e.g.,2H-MoSe_(2),2H-WSe_(2),and Td-WTe2)remain stable during the transformation from bulk to QSs.However,phase transition(from Td to 2H)is detected in MoTe2.Such phase-modulation by size-reduction has never been reported before.The TMD QSs can be well dispersed in solvents,resulting in remarkable photoluminescence with excitation wavelength-,concentration-,and solvent-dependence.Meanwhile,the TMD QSs can be readily solution-processed into hybrid thin films,which demonstrate exceptional nonlinear saturation absorption(NSA).Notably,2H-MoTe2 QSs in poly(methyl methacrylate)show extremely high NSA performance with(absolute)modulation depth up to 46.6%and saturation intensity down to 0.81 MW·cm^(−2).Our work paves the way towards quantum-sized TMDs.
基金the support from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality Municipality(Grant No.21DZ1100500)the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project,the Shanghai Frontiers Science Center Program(2021-2025 No.20)+3 种基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2021YFB2802000)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61975123)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.52075504)Fund for Shanxi‘1331Project'Key Subject Construction and Shanxi Doctor Innovation Project(2019).
文摘Nonlinear materials have gained wide interest as saturable absorbers and pulse compression for pulsed laser applications due to their unique optical properties.This work investigates the third-order nonlinear phenomenon of tungsten trioxide(WO_(3))thin films.The giant nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films were characterized by Z-scan method at 800 nm.We experimentally observed the giant saturable absorption(SA)and nonlinear refractive index of WO_(3)thin films prepared by the seedless layer hydrothermal method,with SA coefficient being as high as-2.59×105cm·GW^(-1).The SA coefficient is at least one order of magnitude larger than those of the conventional semiconductors.The nonlinear refractive index n_(2)of WO_(3)film has been observed for the first time in recent studies and the corresponding coefficient can be up to 1.793 cm^(2)·GW^(-1).The large third-order nonlinear optical(NLO)response enables WO_(3)thin films to be promising candidates for optoelectronic and photonic applications in the near-infrared domain.
文摘Reverse saturable absorption is essential for the realization of dissipative solitons.In this paper,we introduce reverse saturable absorption by using nonlinear multimode interference(NL-MMI),for the first time,to the best of our knowledge,and obtain a stable dissipative soliton operation.By adjusting the coupling efficiency from multimode fiber to single mode fiber,the absorption properties of NL-MMI can be switched between saturation and reverse saturation.The dissipative soliton can be obtained with pulse width of 975 fs in the experiment,the 3-dB bandwidth at 1555 nm is 16 nm,and the maximum output power is 11.48 m W.The nonlinear absorption optical modulation and high damage threshold characteristics of the NL-MMI based ultrafast optical switch provide a new idea for realizing dissipative solitons.
文摘The syntheses of three nonlinear reverse saturation absorption compounds-Indanthrone and its two derivatives are discussed. The properties of nonlinear reverse saturable absorption of the compounds were studied hy using the Z-scanning technique , and the influences of its conjugated structure on the absorption threshold value and the absorbable light density were discussed based on the reverse saturation absorption principle. The results shows that when the structure＇s conjugation property of Indanthrone and its derivatives becomes more poweoful , its absorption threshold reduees, the light lowest transmittance increases.
基金supported by the Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Energy Utilization (Grant No. 2013A061401005)the Key Laboratory of Efficient and Clean Energy Utilization of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes (Grant No. KLB10004)。
文摘A spectral profile reconstruction method that can be applied to incomplete saturated-absorption spectra is proposed and demonstrated. Through simulation and theoretical calculation, it is proved that compared with the traditional wholeprofile fitting method, this new method can increase the concentration detection upper limit of a single absorption line by about 8.7 times. High-concentration water vapor is measured using TDLAS technology, the total water vapor pressure and the self-broadened half-width coefficient of the spectrum were simultaneously measured from incomplete saturatedabsorption spectra and compared with high-precision pressure sensors and the HITRAN databases. Their maximum relative deviations were about 4.63% and 9.10%, respectively. These results show that the spectral profile reconstruction method has great application potential for expanding the dynamic range of single-line measurements to higher concentrations,especially for in-situ online measurements under complex conditions, such as over large temperature and concentration dynamic ranges.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62174079)the Fund from the Science, Technology, and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (Grant Nos. JCYJ20220530113015035, JCYJ20210324120204011, JCYJ20190808121211510, and KQTD2015071710313656)。
文摘Perovskite nanocrystals(NCs) with high two-photon absorption(TPA) cross-section are of great interest due to their potential applications in three-dimensional optical data storage and multiphoton fluorescence microscopy. Among various perovskite materials, FAPbBr_(3) NCs show a better development prospect due to their excellent stability. However, there are few reports on their nonlinear optical properties. In this work, the nonlinear optical behavior of FAPbBr_(3) NCs is studied.The methods of multiphoton absorption photoluminescence saturation and open aperture Z-scan technique were applied to determine the TPA cross-section of FAPbBr_(3)NCs, which was around 2.76 × 10^(-45)cm^(4)·s·photon^(-1) at 800 nm. In addition,temperature-dependent photoluminescence induced by TPA was investigated, and the small longitudinal optical phonon energy and electron–phonon coupling strength was obtained, which confirm the weak Pb–Br interaction. Meanwhile, it is found that the exciton binding energy in FAPbBr_(3) NCs was 69.668 me V, which may be ascribed to the strong hydrogen bond interaction. It is expected that our findings will promote the application of FAPbBr_(3) NCs in optoelectronic devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61571018 and 61531003).
文摘Micrometric-thin cells(MCs)with alkali vapor atoms have been valuable for research and applications of hyperfine Zeeman splitting and atomic magnetometers under strong magnetic fields.We theoretically and experimentally study the saturated absorption spectra using a 100-μm cesium MC,where the pump and probe beams are linearly polarized with mutually perpendicular polarizations,and the magnetic field is along the pump beam.Because of the distinctive thin chamber of the MC,crossover spectral lines in saturated absorption spectra are largely suppressed leading to clear splittings of hyperfine Zeeman transitions in experiments,and the effect of spatial magnetic field gradient is expected to be reduced.A calculation method is proposed to achieve good agreements between theoretical calculations and experimental results.This method successfully explains the suppression of crossover lines in MCs,as well as the effects of magnetic field direction,propagation and polarization directions of the pump/probe beam on saturated absorption spectrum.The saturated absorption spectrum with suppressed crossover lines is used for laser frequency stabilization,which may provide the potential value of MCs for high spatial resolution strong-field magnetometry with high sensitivity.
