Harmonic dual-wavelength and multi-soliton pattern fiber laser based on GO-Sb2Se3 saturable absorbers

Abstract As new two-dimensional materials, antimony selenide (Sb2Se3) and graphene oxide (GO) are ideal photoelectric materials due to their appropriate band gap structure and strong light-matter interaction, which can be used in optical modulators, broadband ultrafast optical switches, and other photoelectric fields. The GO and Sb2Se3/GO measurements show excellent nonlinear characteristics with the modulation depth of 3.18% and 4.78%, respectively. This work proposes a harmonic dual-wavelength (HDW) fiber laser based on GO. This provides new possibilities for the research of ultrashort pulse sources with both high repetition frequency and multiple wavelengths. Furthermore, the conventional soliton mode-locking with 984 fs pulse width and soliton bundles mode-locking is obtained. The Sb2Se3/GO SA is coupled into the laser cavity for the first time to achieve higher performance mode-locked pulse. The results show that Sb2Se3/GO SA can shorten the pulse width and increase the output power more effectively than GO, such as the pulse width is shortened from 984 fs to 511 fs and the slope efficiency increased from 11.9% to 16.18%, which confirms its potential application in nonlinear optical material and ultrafast pulse generation. The results provide a new opportunity to apply traditional broadband nonlinear optical materials in ultrafast photonics and make a fundamental contribution to the development of advanced nanophotonic devices.