High-efficiency mode-locked erbium-doped ZBLAN fiber laser around 2.8  µm by directly depositing Bi2S3 particles onto a cavity mirror

Author:

Ye Shanshan,Chu Yiqi,Huang SongORCID,Luo Qiaoxia,Tang Shihao,Xu Zhiyu,Liu Hao,Li Chuchen,Jiang Chenyun,Wang Xian,Chen Kai,Zhang Wei,Yu Ronghua,Gao WeiqingORCID

Abstract

Mid-infrared (MIR) pulsed lasers near a 3 µm waveband show great potential for the high absorption of water molecules and many important gas molecules. A passively Q-switched mode-locked (QSML) Er3+-doped fluoride fiber laser with a low laser threshold and high slope efficiency around a 2.8 µm waveband is reported. The improvement is achieved by depositing bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) particles onto the cavity mirror directly as a saturable absorber and using the cleaved end of the fluoride fiber as output directly. -QSML pulses begin to appear with the pump power of 280 mW. The repetition rate of the QSML pulses reaches a maximum of 33.59 kHz with the pump power of 540 mW. When the pump power is further increased, the output of the fiber laser switches from the QSML to the continuous-wave mode-locked operation with the repetition rate of 28.64 MHz and the slope efficiency of 12.2%. The results indicate that Bi2S3 is a promising modulator for the pulsed lasers near a 3 µm waveband, which paves the way for further development of various applications in MIR wavebands, including material processing, MIR frequency combs, and modern healthcare.

Funder

National Key Research and Development Program of China

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Key Technologies Research and Development Program of Anhui Province

Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities

Publisher

Optica Publishing Group

Subject

Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics,Engineering (miscellaneous),Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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