2D layered materials: synthesis, nonlinear optical properties, and device applications

B Guo, Q **ao, S Wang, H Zhang - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, 2D layered materials, including graphene, topological insulators, transition
metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, MXenes, graphitic carbon nitride, and metal …

2D materials for optical modulation: challenges and opportunities

S Yu, X Wu, Y Wang, X Guo, L Tong - Advanced Materials, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Owing to their atomic layer thickness, strong light–material interaction, high nonlinearity,
broadband optical response, fast relaxation, controllable optoelectronic properties, and high …

Mechanically exfoliated black phosphorus as a new saturable absorber for both Q-switching and mode-locking laser operation

Y Chen, G Jiang, S Chen, Z Guo, X Yu, C Zhao… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Black phosphorus (BP), an emerging narrow direct band-gap two-dimensional (2D) layered
material that can fill the gap between the semi-metallic graphene and the wide-bandgap …

Nonlinear optics of two‐dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides

X Wen, Z Gong, D Li - InfoMat, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Nonlinear optics (NLO) of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) is promising for the on‐
chip photonic and optoelectronic applications. In this review, we will survey the current …

Recent progress in ultrafast lasers based on 2D materials as a saturable absorber

C Ma, C Wang, B Gao, J Adams, G Wu… - Applied Physics …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Two-dimensional (2D) materials are crystals with one to a few layers of atoms and are being
used in many fields such as optical modulator, photodetector, optical switch, and ultrafast …

Arrays of nanoscale-thick ITO hemispherical shells as saturable absorbers for Q-switched all-fiber lasers

P Gu, D Li, H Zhu, J Chen, Z Zhang, E Hu… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report on the preparation of robust indium tin oxide (ITO) hemispherical-shell arrays
(HSAs) with nanoscale thickness of∼ 100 nm and their applications for passively Q …

2D saturable absorbers for fibre lasers

RI Woodward, EJR Kelleher - Applied Sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are an emergent and promising platform for future
photonic and optoelectronic applications. Here, we review recent progress demonstrating …

Saturable absorption in 2D nanomaterials and related photonic devices

G Wang, AA Baker‐Murray… - Laser & Photonics …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Wide‐spectral saturable absorption (SA) has been experimentally demonstrated in two‐
dimensional (2D) nanomaterials with outstanding performance, such as low saturation …

Phosphorene quantum dot saturable absorbers for ultrafast fiber lasers

J Du, M Zhang, Z Guo, J Chen, X Zhu, G Hu, P Peng… - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
We fabricate ultrasmall phosphorene quantum dots (PQDs) with an average size of 2.6±0.9
nm using a liquid exfoliation method involving ultrasound probe sonication followed by bath …

High energy soliton pulse generation by a magnetron-sputtering-deposition-grown MoTe2 saturable absorber

J Wang, Z Jiang, H Chen, J Li, J Yin, J Wang… - Photonics …, 2018 - opg.optica.org
The pulse energy in the ultrafast soliton fiber laser oscillators is usually limited by the well-
known wave-breaking phenomenon owing to the absence of a desirable real saturable …