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Broadband nonlinear optical response of graphdiyne for mid-infrared solid-state lasers

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Graphdiyne (GDY), a novel all-carbon nanomaterial, is considered the most easily synthesized and stable carbon allotrope, positioning it as a promising photoelectric material. Herein, we successfully fabricated a high-quality GDY saturable absorber and saturable absorber mirror. Both broadband nonlinear saturable absorption and ultrafast relaxation dynamic properties in mid-infrared region of the GDY were investigated. All solid-state diode-pumped short and ultrashort pulsed lasers were realized using the GDY absorber at wavelengths of 2 and 2.8 µm, respectively. The results were then theoretically analyzed. This is the first presentation of ultrashort pulsed lasers in the mid-infrared region with GDY absorbers. These results resolutely confirm that GDY could be an optional broadband SA for all solid-state mid-infrared pulsed lasers, and they evidence its promising applications in mode-locked ultrafast lasers.

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  1. Shandong Provincial Engineering and Technical Center of Light Manipulations & Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optics and Photonic Device, School of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan 250358, China

    MengYu Zong, YuQian Zu, JingJing Liu & Jie Liu

  2. Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, Guangdong Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy (SZ), Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China

    Jia Guo & YanQi Ge

  3. State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201899, China

    Zhen Zhang & LiangBi Su

  4. Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Zhen Zhang & LiangBi Su

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 11974220, 61635012, 61675135, and 61905149), and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2019A1515011415).

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Zong, M., Zu, Y., Guo, J. et al. Broadband nonlinear optical response of graphdiyne for mid-infrared solid-state lasers. Sci. China Phys. Mech. Astron. 64, 294214 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-021-1720-3

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