Affiliation:
1. International School for Optoelectronic Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
2. School of Science, Shandong Jianzhu University, Jinan 250101, China
Abstract
Two-dimensional (2D) materials own unique band structures and excellent optoelectronic properties and have attracted wide attention in photonics. Tin disulfide (SnS2), a member of group IV-VI transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), possesses good environmental optimization, oxidation resistance, and thermal stability, making it more competitive in application. By using the intensity-dependent transmission experiment, the saturable absorption properties of the SnS2 nanosheet nearly at 3 μm waveband were characterized by a high modulation depth of 32.26%. Therefore, a few-layer SnS2 was used as a saturable absorber (SA) for a bulk Er:SrF2 laser to research its optical properties. When the average output power was 140 mW, the passively Q-switched laser achieved the shortest pulse width at 480 ns, the optimal single pulse energy at 3.78 µJ, and the highest peak power at 7.88 W. The results of the passively Q-switched laser revealed that few-layer SnS2 had an admirable non-linear optical response at near 3 μm mid-infrared solid-state laser.
Funder
Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province of China
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Education and Industry Integration and Innovation Pilot
Key R&D Program of Shandong Province
Major innovation projects for integrating science, education & industry of Qilu University of Technology
Subject
General Materials Science,General Chemical Engineering
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