High energy soliton pulse generation by a magnetron-sputtering-deposition-grown MoTe<sub>2</sub> saturable absorber

Jintao Wang; Zike Jiang; Hao Chen; Jiarong Li; Jinde Yin; Jinzhang Wang; Tingchao He; Peiguang Yan; Shuangchen Ruan

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000535

Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 6, 535(2018)

High energy soliton pulse generation by a magnetron-sputtering-deposition-grown MoTe₂ saturable absorber

Jintao Wang^1,2, Zike Jiang¹, Hao Chen¹, Jiarong Li¹, Jinde Yin^1,2, Jinzhang Wang¹, Tingchao He³, Peiguang Yan^1、*, and Shuangchen Ruan¹

Author Affiliations

¹Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

²Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

³College of Physics and Energy, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China

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Jintao Wang, Zike Jiang, Hao Chen, Jiarong Li, Jinde Yin, Jinzhang Wang, Tingchao He, Peiguang Yan, Shuangchen Ruan. High energy soliton pulse generation by a magnetron-sputtering-deposition-grown MoTe₂ saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2018, 6(6): 535

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Paper Information

Category: Nonlinear Optics

Received: Jan. 22, 2018

Accepted: Mar. 22, 2018

Published Online: Jul. 2, 2018

The Author Email: Peiguang Yan (yanpg@szu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000535

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