High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material

Recent advances in perovskite crystals have highlighted their exceptional optical properties, making them promising candidates for a wide range of photonic applications. However, the exploration of high-repetition-rate laser systems based on these materials remains underdeveloped, hindering their po...

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Main Authors: Du Xiaohui, Liu Chenyue, Ding Zefei, Zhao Yuan, Zhu Cunguang, Wang Yaoyao, Wang Pengpeng
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Published: De Gruyter 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0087
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author Du Xiaohui
Liu Chenyue
Ding Zefei
Zhao Yuan
Zhu Cunguang
Wang Yaoyao
Wang Pengpeng
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Liu Chenyue
Ding Zefei
Zhao Yuan
Zhu Cunguang
Wang Yaoyao
Wang Pengpeng
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description Recent advances in perovskite crystals have highlighted their exceptional optical properties, making them promising candidates for a wide range of photonic applications. However, the exploration of high-repetition-rate laser systems based on these materials remains underdeveloped, hindering their potential in ultrafast laser technologies and related fields such as optical communications and precision metrology. In this study, we present, for the first time, the saturable absorption characteristics of a novel organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite incorporating the heavy metal bismuth (Bi), specifically N-methylbenzothiazoleBiI4 (BtzBiI4). The material was integrated as a saturable absorber (SA) into a passively mode-locking erbium-doped fiber laser. By harnessing the exceptional optical nonlinearity of BtzBiI4-SA, we successfully achieved stable fundamental mode-locking, harmonic mode-locking, and bound-state soliton mode-locking within a single cavity. The fundamental mode-locking yielded pulses with a duration of 844 fs and a signal-to-noise ratio of 66.15 dB. Additionally, the 142nd-order harmonic solitons attained an impressive repetition rate of 1.3202 GHz. These results represent a significant step forward in the realization of high-repetition-rate fiber lasers utilizing perovskite materials. Our findings highlight the remarkable potential of BtzBiI4 as a high-performance nonlinear optical material, paving the way for next-generation ultrafast photonic devices.
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spelling doaj-art-bcfb4f9e2dfc48f3b0b39d34a6edddaf2025-08-20T03:41:22ZengDe GruyterNanophotonics2192-86142025-06-0114152587260310.1515/nanoph-2025-0087High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical materialDu Xiaohui0Liu Chenyue1Ding Zefei2Zhao Yuan3Zhu Cunguang4Wang Yaoyao5Wang Pengpeng658291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, China58291Liaocheng University, Liaocheng, ChinaRecent advances in perovskite crystals have highlighted their exceptional optical properties, making them promising candidates for a wide range of photonic applications. However, the exploration of high-repetition-rate laser systems based on these materials remains underdeveloped, hindering their potential in ultrafast laser technologies and related fields such as optical communications and precision metrology. In this study, we present, for the first time, the saturable absorption characteristics of a novel organic–inorganic hybrid perovskite incorporating the heavy metal bismuth (Bi), specifically N-methylbenzothiazoleBiI4 (BtzBiI4). The material was integrated as a saturable absorber (SA) into a passively mode-locking erbium-doped fiber laser. By harnessing the exceptional optical nonlinearity of BtzBiI4-SA, we successfully achieved stable fundamental mode-locking, harmonic mode-locking, and bound-state soliton mode-locking within a single cavity. The fundamental mode-locking yielded pulses with a duration of 844 fs and a signal-to-noise ratio of 66.15 dB. Additionally, the 142nd-order harmonic solitons attained an impressive repetition rate of 1.3202 GHz. These results represent a significant step forward in the realization of high-repetition-rate fiber lasers utilizing perovskite materials. Our findings highlight the remarkable potential of BtzBiI4 as a high-performance nonlinear optical material, paving the way for next-generation ultrafast photonic devices.https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0087perovskite crystalssaturable absorberultrafast fiber lasersmode-lockingharmonic mode-locking
spellingShingle Du Xiaohui
Liu Chenyue
Ding Zefei
Zhao Yuan
Zhu Cunguang
Wang Yaoyao
Wang Pengpeng
High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
Nanophotonics
perovskite crystals
saturable absorber
ultrafast fiber lasers
mode-locking
harmonic mode-locking
title High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
title_full High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
title_fullStr High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
title_full_unstemmed High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
title_short High-repetition-rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by BtzBiI4: a novel bismuth-based perovskite nonlinear optical material
title_sort high repetition rate ultrafast fiber lasers enabled by btzbii4 a novel bismuth based perovskite nonlinear optical material
topic perovskite crystals
saturable absorber
ultrafast fiber lasers
mode-locking
harmonic mode-locking
url https://doi.org/10.1515/nanoph-2025-0087
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