1. Nonlinear saturable absorption in antimonene quantum dots for passively Q‐switching Pr:YLF laser
- Author
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Zhong Yan, Yonghong Hu, Jinlong Xu, Yinghao Cui, Chi Zhang, Zhenda Xie, and Hao Wu
- Subjects
Materials science ,saturable absorption ,business.industry ,quantum dots ,Saturable absorption ,Q‐switch ,2D materials ,Laser ,Q-switching ,law.invention ,Nonlinear system ,Quantum dot ,law ,TA401-492 ,Optoelectronics ,business ,Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials - Abstract
Antimonene, a new member of monoelemental two‐dimensional crystals composed of antimony atoms, was predicted to possess high stability, as well as outstanding electrical and optical properties. Here, we report on the experimental results of productive, high‐quality synthesis of antimonene quantum dots (AQDs) via liquid‐phase exfoliation. The obtained AQDs exhibited excellent nonlinear saturable absorption. The modulation depth and the saturable intensity were found to be around 3.9% and 10.02 GW/cm2, respectively. By using the AQDs saturable absorber in the 639 nm Pr:YLF laser, stable Q‐switching pulsed laser was realized. The maximum output power was 83 mW and the corresponding pulse width was 255 ns with a pulse repetition rate of 227 kHz. These results suggest that AQDs are a promising candidate for nonlinear optical applications.
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- 2021