Niobium tellurium as a novel broadband saturable absorber for pulsed fiber lasers
Kang Zhang, Ming Feng, Jiaxin Yang, Yan Li, Jinyue Xie, Yuanhao Li, Dongdong Han, Feng Song, Wei Huang
Abstract
NbTe 2 has been proven to possess excellent nonlinear optical properties in this work. It performs well as a novel broadband mode-locker to generate stable laser pulses in both Er- and Yb-doped fiber lasers.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceBroadbandSaturable absorptionLaserOptoelectronicsFiber laserNiobiumOpticsWavelengthPhysicsMetallurgyAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications