2D layered materials: synthesis, nonlinear optical properties, and device applications

B Guo, Q Xiao, S Wang, H Zhang - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, 2D layered materials, including graphene, topological insulators, transition
metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, MXenes, graphitic carbon nitride, and metal …

Femtosecond laser-inscribed optical waveguides in dielectric crystals: a concise review and recent advances

L Li, W Kong, F Chen - Advanced Photonics, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Femtosecond laser inscription or writing has been recognized as a powerful technique to
engineer various materials toward a number of applications. By efficient modification of …

Femtosecond laser direct writing of few-mode depressed-cladding waveguide lasers

Y Jia, R He, JRV de Aldana, H Liu, F Chen - Optics Express, 2019 - opg.optica.org
We report on mirrorless laser operation of Nd: YVO_4 single-and double-cladding
waveguides fabricated by femtosecond laser direct writing. Fundamental-(LP_01) and high …

Layer-dependent nonlinear optical properties of two-dimensional InSe and its applications in waveguide lasers

H Lv, L Chu, S Wang, S Sun, X Sun, Y Jia, F Chen - Optics Express, 2022 - opg.optica.org
The thickness-dependent third-order nonlinear optical properties of two-dimensional β-InSe
and its potential applications as a saturable absorber in pulsed laser generation are …

Fabrication of femtosecond laser written depressed-cladding waveguides in Tm3+: BaY2F8 crystal and laser operation near 2 μm

Y Morova, M Tonelli, A Sennaroglu - Optical Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
To our knowledge, we report the first waveguide laser operation of Tm 3+: BaY 2 F 8 crystal
near the wavelength of 2 μm. Femtosecond laser inscription was employed to fabricate two …

Watt-level ultrafast laser inscribed thulium waveguide lasers

E Kifle, P Loiko, C Romero, JRV de Aldana… - Progress in Quantum …, 2020 - Elsevier
We report on the first watt-level ultrafast laser inscribed Thulium waveguide (WG) lasers.
Depressed-index buried channel WGs with a circular cladding (type III) are produced in …

Broadband nanosecond pulse generation modulated by zirconium triselenide nanoflakes

Q Yi, Y Feng, D Liu, Y He, N Li, L Chen… - Optical Materials …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Broadband nonlinear optical modulators are necessary for versatile applications in optical
communication, laser radar, laser manufacturing, etc. Here, we report that the zirconium …

Broadband saturable absorption of multilayer MoSSe alloy and its application in mid-infrared Q-switched fiber laser

P Tang, L Yang, J Li, J Peng, X Qi, K Hou, H Ji… - Optical Fiber …, 2022 - Elsevier
MoSSe alloy, as a member of transition metal dichalcogenides family, exhibits exotic
electronic and optical properties. Here, we demonstrate that MoSSe alloy possesses …

Near‐Infrared All‐Optical Switching Based on Nano/Micro Optical Structures in YVO4 Matrix: Embedded Plasmonic Nanoparticles and Laser‐Written Waveguides

Z Li, C Pang, R Li, N Dong, L Wu… - Advanced Photonics …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Nonlinear interactions between light and matter give rise to a wide range of applications for
both fundamental and applied research. Herein, near‐infrared switching of the optical …

Passive waveguide lasers Q-switched by evanescent-field interaction with high-energy ion-irradiated monolayer graphene

L Ma, X Guo, Y Tan - Optics & Laser Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
The transfer of two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials as saturable absorbers to the surface of
optical waveguides is extremely attractive for increasing the laser damage threshold of 2D …