Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 17, 1714003(2025)

Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Graphene/WS2 Heterojunction

Yunhan Zhu1, Jianhua Chang1,2、*, Qian Tu1, and Tengfei Dai1
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  • 1School of Electronics and Information Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Jiangsu Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu , China
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    Compared with graphene (Gr) and tungsten disulfide (WS2), the Gr/WS2 heterojunction exhibits a greater modulation depth, owing to its strong interlayer coupling effect, and demonstrates excellent nonlinear optical properties. In this study, a Gr/WS2 composite material nano-film is prepared via the liquid-phase exfoliation method and coated onto the surface of an etched fiber via photodeposition method, thus forming an all-fiber saturable absorber device with advantages such as a high damage threshold, large modulation region, and simple structure. The proposed device is applied to an erbium-doped fiber continuous-wave laser, and traditional soliton mode-locking with a central wavelength of 1531.34 nm is achieved. Compared with single materials, the Gr/WS2 heterojunction under the same experimental conditions enables a narrow pulse width (5.6 ps) and higher output power (13.61 mW). These results indicate that the Gr/WS2 heterojunction is a promising candidate for pulse laser applications and provides a solid foundation for the development of high-performance ultrafast photonic devices.

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    Yunhan Zhu, Jianhua Chang, Qian Tu, Tengfei Dai. Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Graphene/WS2 Heterojunction[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(17): 1714003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 7, 2025

    Accepted: Feb. 17, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 11, 2025

    The Author Email: Jianhua Chang (jianhuachang@nuist.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP250468

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP250468

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