Graphene on SiC as a Q-switcher for a 2 μm laser.
Double-layer graphene epitaxially grown on silicon carbide was used to Q-switch a Tm:YAG laser. Stable Q-switched laser pulses at the central wavelength of 2.01 μm were obtained. The maximum average output power, pulse repetition rate, and single pulse energy were 38 mW, 27.9 kHz, and 1.74 μJ, respectively. Our results illustrate that graphene can be used as a saturable absorber at the 2 μm region.
Laboratory of Optical Physics, Beijing National Laboratory for Condensed Matter Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
Qing
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Wang
Hao
H
Teng
Yuwan
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Zou
Zhiguo
Z
Zhang
Dehua
D
Li
Ran
R
Wang
Chunqing
C
Gao
Jingjing
J
Lin
Liwei
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Guo
Zhiyi
Z
Wei