Table 1 Summary of the nonlinear properties of each of the SA devices.

From: 2 μm passively mode-locked thulium-doped fiber lasers with Ta2AlC-deposited tapered and side-polished fibers

SA Device

Modulation depth (%)

Saturation intensity (MW/cm2)

Ta2AlC-deposited tapered fiber

6.02

0.36

Ta2AlC-deposited SPF

1.09

1.63

Ta2AlC-deposited arc-shaped fiber

0.82

1.03