Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Graphene/WS<sub>2</sub> Heterojunction

Yunhan Zhu; Jianhua Chang; Qian Tu; Tengfei Dai

doi:10.3788/LOP250468

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

Mode-Locked Fiber Laser Based on Graphene/WS₂ Heterojunction

Yunhan Zhu¹, Jianhua Chang^1,2、*, Qian Tu¹, and Tengfei Dai¹

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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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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