Controllable and abundant soliton states from an all-fiber laser based on a ZrGeTe4 saturable absorber

Abstract

With many applications increasing expectations for the tunability of coherent pulses, the demand for tunable soliton fiber lasers (TSFLs) is growing. Two-dimensional ternary zirconium germanium telluride (ZrGeTe4) nanomaterials provide an opportunity to obtain high-performance TSFLs. In this research, we developed a TSFL with ZrGeTe4-based saturable absorber (SA). Employing a strategy of constant pump power, tunable soliton states were acquired. The 1st to 5th order harmonic mode-locking were obtained sequentially. The shortest pulse able to obtain was 1.05 ps. Furthermore, the soliton molecule was also obtained. The results suggest that ZrGeTe4-SA may provide an effective route for photonics research.