Abstract
Solution based nanosheets of iron-doped graphitic carbon nitrides (Fe-g-CN) have been prepared and their optical properties (both linear and nonlinear) are studied. These two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets show an absorption spectrum extending to over 2 µm, and in particular they possess strong nonlinear (saturable) absorption in the 2 µm spectral region. A saturable absorber (SA) manufactured from 2D Fe-g-CN nanosheets gives a modulation depth and saturation intensity of 12.9% and 8.9 MW cm−2, respectively. This SA is further used to mode-lock thulium-doped fiber lasers, producing 2 µm laser pulses with a duration of 16.6 ps (dechirped to 2.2 ps), an average power of 96.4 mW, a pulse energy of 6.3 nJ, and a repetition rate of 15.3 MHz. As a new type of 2D nonlinear material with strong modulation capabilities, solution-based Fe-g-CN nanosheets can be potentially integrated into photonic and optoelectrionic devices, particuarly in the 2 µm spectral region.
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