Abstract
In this work, BiOBr nanoflowers with oxygen vacancies as saturable absorber are prepared using hydrothermal method. Passively Q-switched mode-locked infrared laser is achieved. The output power reaches the maximum 312 mW. The minimum Q-switched envelope is 242 ns with the maximum repetition rate of 180.5 kHz. Meanwhile, the mode-locked pulse duration within the Q-switched envelope is approximately 315 ps with repetition rate of 232 MHz. The results of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), UV–Vis–NIR diffuse reflectance spectra, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) demonstrate the oxygen vacancies introduce intermediate energy levels in the energy band of BiOBr, which enhances the optical absorption in the near-infrared region. Therefore, BiOBr saturable absorber exhibits good saturable absorption characteristics in the near-infrared region and is a promising modulation element in Q-switched mode-locked infrared lasers.
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