Graphene saturable absorbers applications in fiber lasers

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Table 5 Typical properties of Q-switched Yb-doped fiber lasers

Fabrication method	Average output power	Pulse energy	Center wavelength	Pulse duration	Repetition frequency	Ref
ME	8.9 mW	10.3nJ	1.5 um	2.5 μs	2.8 KHz to 63.0 KHz	[109]
CVD	300 mW	0.83 μJ	1030 nm	152 ns	360 KHz	[140]
CVD	170 mW	0.49 μJ	1064 nm	718 ps	31.86 MHz	[139]
LTE	12 mW	46nJ	1074.7 nm	70 ns	1.04 MHz	[141]
LPE	2.36 mW	205nJ	1030 nm	2.7 μs	70.3 KHz	[142]
ME	175 mW	5.65nJ	1030 nm	1.94 μs	141 KHz	[143]
LPE	2.409 mW	16.3nJ	1039 nm	4.37 μs	147.6 KHz	[144]
CVD	2.5 mW	–	1060 nm	18. 79 μs to 3. 29 μs	24. 51 KHz to 39. 85 KHz	[145]

CVD chemical-vapour deposited, CE chemically exfoliated, ME mechanically exfoliate, LPE liquid phase exfoliation, EE electrochemical exfoliation, VE vertical evaporation, LTE low-temperature exfoliation