XU Yang, KANG Zhe, JIA Zhi-xu, LIU Lai, ZHAO Dan, QIN Guan-shi, QIN Wei-ping. Passively <em>Q</em>-switched Er-doped Fiber Lasers by Using Gold Nanorods as Saturable Absorbers[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2013,34(12): 1631-1635
XU Yang, KANG Zhe, JIA Zhi-xu, LIU Lai, ZHAO Dan, QIN Guan-shi, QIN Wei-ping. Passively <em>Q</em>-switched Er-doped Fiber Lasers by Using Gold Nanorods as Saturable Absorbers[J]. Chinese Journal of Luminescence, 2013,34(12): 1631-1635 DOI: 10.3788/fgxb20133412.1631.
Passively Q-switched Er-doped Fiber Lasers by Using Gold Nanorods as Saturable Absorbers
The Au Nano-ropes (AuNRs) with aspect ratio of ~5 were synthesized through seed-mediated growth. We measured the absorption spectrum of the AuNRs and the AuNRs had a broad absorption band (800~1 600 nm). Furthermore
we measured the nonlinear absorption of the AuNRs and the result indicated that the AuNRs could be used to realize saturable absorption around 1.56 m. Therefore
passively
Q
-switching could be achieved by using them. By inserting the AuNRs into the Er-doped fiber laser cavity
stable
Q
-switched pulses were achieved for a threshold pump power of 30 mW
and the emission wavelength was 1.56 m. The highest output power of about 6.9 mW and the pulse energy as high as 219 nJ were obtained when the pump power was increased to 205 mW. Our results show the AuNRs are promising saturable absorber(SAs) for pulsed lasers.
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