Investigations of the nonlinear optical properties of ZrGeTe<sub>4</sub> nanosheets and their application in ultrafast photonics
Baohao Xu, Lie Shi, Xiangen Ma, Huanian Zhang, Kai Jiang, Jing Wang, Hongwei Chu, Wenjing Tang, Wei Xia
Abstract
We prepared ZrGeTe 4 nanosheets and investigated their nonlinear optical properties. ZrGeTe 4 nanosheets as a saturable absorber were applied in an Er-doped fiber laser for conventional soliton and harmonic mode-locking pulses generation.
Topics & Concepts
Ultrashort pulsePhotonicsSaturable absorptionMaterials scienceOptoelectronicsFiber laserNonlinear opticalNonlinear systemLaserSolitonDopingNonlinear opticsOptical fiberNanotechnologyOpticsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsWavelengthAdvanced Fiber Laser TechnologiesPhotonic Crystal and Fiber OpticsLaser-Matter Interactions and Applications