Microfiber-based few-layer black phosphorus saturable absorber for ultra-fast fiber laser

Optics Express

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2015, Pages 20030-20039

  Luo, Zhi Chao ^a   Liu, Meng ^a   Guo, Zhi Nan ^b   Jiang, Xiao Fang ^c   Luo, Ai Ping ^a   Zhao, Chu Jun ^b   Yu, Xue Feng ^d   Xu, Wen Cheng ^a   Zhang, Han ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d SHENZHEN INSTITUTES OF ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY GAP; FIBER LASERS; GRAPHENE; PHOSPHORUS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS; WAVEGUIDES;

ERBIUM DOPED FIBER LASER; LATERAL INTERACTIONS; LIQUID EXFOLIATIONS; PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; TELECOMMUNICATION BANDS; ULTRA-FAST PHOTONICS; WAVEGUIDE STRUCTURE;

SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

EID: 84943653752     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.23.020030     Document Type: Article

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