Table 2 Output performance comparison of passively Q-switched fiber lasers using the exfoliated Bi2Te3 nanosheets and the high-yielded Bi2Te3 nanoplates.

From: PVP-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis of High-Yielded Bi2Te3 Hexagonal Nanoplates: Application in Passively Q-Switched Fiber Laser

Saturable Absorbing Materials

Wavelength (nm)

Q-Switching Threshold (mW)

Repetition Rate Range (kHz)

Max. Output Power (mW)

Max. Pulse Energy (nJ)

Refs

Exfoliated Bi2Te3 nanosheets

1543.2

45

9–12 (R = 3)

0.043

4

13

1566.9

67

2.15–12.8 (R = 10.65)

19.56

1525

19

High-yielded Bi2Te3 nanoplates

1531

30.2

7.5–68 (R = 60.5)

1.74

32.6

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120

32.6–76.7(R = 44.1)

99.45

1350