Abstract
Molybdenum carbide (Mo2C) exhibits enormous potential applications in various optoelectronic and photonic fields due to its remarkably electrical and optical characteristics. Here, we fabricate a high-quality Mo2C film by the radio frequency magnetron sputtering deposition method. The nonlinear optical response and ultrafast dynamics are thoroughly studied based on open-aperture Z-scan and nondegenerate pump-probe experimental measurements. The open-aperture Z-scan experimental result exhibits a modulation depth of 8.5% and a saturation fluence of 0.28 mJ/cm2. Simultaneously, the relaxation time constant is fitted by a biexponential decay function, showing an ultrafast intraband carrier recovery time of 0.58 ps at 530 nm. Consequently, by employing the Mo2C film as a saturable absorber (SA), stable Q-switched Pr:YLF laser pulses with the shortest pulse width of 160 ns are generated at 639 nm. Our experimental results demonstrate excellent nonlinear optical properties of the layered Mo2C in the visible region and will further advance their potential applications in visible nonlinear optics.
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