Table 1 Typical TISA parameters in recent reports

From: A practical topological insulator saturable absorber for mode-locked fiber laser

TI SA in ref.

Isat (MW/cm2)

Δa (%)

ans (%)

IL (dB)

Bi2Se3/PVA film [23]

11

4.3

36.3

~3.62

Bi2Se3/PVA film [24]

12

3.9

67.5

*

Bi2Te3/SPF [27]

*

15.7

17

1.7

Sb2Te3/SPF [29]

31

6

43

~3

Bi2Te3 nanosheets/microfiber [31]

*

1.7

69.9

5.23

Bi2Te3 PLD film/microfiber **

26.7

5.7

20.5

1.25

  1. *Not available, **This work.