期刊
ADVANCED PHOTONICS RESEARCH
卷 2, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adpr.202100003
关键词
nonlinear optics; plasmons; pulsed lasers; saturable absorbers
资金
- State Key R&D project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2020YFB1805900]
- National Science Foundation of China [61775192]
- Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province [LR21E020005]
Plasmonic materials confine light to nanometer scales enhancing electrical field strength, with recent advances focusing on their use as saturable absorbers in solid-state and fiber lasers for generating Q-switched and mode-locked pulses. The nonlinear optical properties and developments in pulsed lasers using plasmonic SAs are discussed, along with an analysis of the pros and cons of using different plasmonic materials for these applications. Future challenges in developing plasmonic SAs for practical laser systems are also highlighted.
Plasmonic materials are able to spatially confine light to a nanometer scale far smaller than the diffraction limit, resulting in drastically enhanced electrical field strength and stimulating applications in nonlinear optics, energy, and biomedicine. Resonant excitation of plasmonic nanostructures by ultrafast pulses results in a subpicosecond-scale transient photobleaching that originates from the thermalization and cooling of hot carriers, which manifests strong optical nonlinearity that is leveraged for optical modulation and switching. Herein, recent advances in the use of noble and non-noble metal-based plasmonic materials as saturable absorbers (SAs) in both solid-state and fiber lasers for the generation of Q-switched and mode-locked pulses are discussed. Starting with a brief introduction on the operation mechanisms of pulsed lasers and photophysics of plasmonics, a discussion on the nonlinear optical (NLO) properties as well as the recent developments of pulsed lasers driven by these plasmonic SAs is focused upon. The pros and cons of using different plasmonic materials for SAs in terms of their material properties and linear/NLO responses are further analyzed. Along with a short summary of the current progress of plasmonic SAs, highlight future challenges in the development of plasmonic SAs for practical laser systems are finally highlighted.
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