Triwavelength synchronously mode-locked fiber laser based on few-layered black phosphorus

A triwavelength synchronously mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser with black phosphorus (BP) was demonstrated. The BP was proved to be not only an excellent saturable absorber (SA) but also a strong nonlinear material benefiting the stabilization of a multiwavelength fiber laser. The laser worked for a long time at three synchronous wavelengths of 1557.2, 1557.7, and 1558.2 nm. The autocorrelation trace of 9.41 ps pulses showed an interference beating of 0.06 THz, corresponding to a beating period of 16.37 ps. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on the usage of BP as an SA for building a multiwavelength synchronous mode-locked fiber laser. (C) 2016 The Japan Society of Applied Physics