Generation of wide-bandwidth pulse with graphene saturable absorber based on tapered fiber*

Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2018YFB0504500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61475171, 61705244, 61307056, and 61875052), and Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai, China (Grant Nos. 17ZR1433900 and 17ZR1434200).

Zhang Ren-Li1, 2, Wang Jun1, Liao Mei-Song1, †, Li Xia1, Guan Pei-Wen1, Liu Yin-Yao1, Zhou Yan3, Gao Wei-Qing4
       

Shape of the tapered fiber (blue hollow squares: measured diameter; red solid line: numerical fitting) and the calculated dispersion distribution at 1550 nm along the z-axis of the tapered fiber (blue solid line).