Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess both remarkable optical properties and high potential for
integration in various photonic devices. We overview, here, recent progress in CNT …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess remarkable nonlinear optical properties; a particular
application is to function as a mode locker used in ultrafast fiber lasers to produce ultrashort …

Real-time spectroscopy access to ultrafast fiber lasers opens new opportunities for exploring
complex soliton interaction dynamics. Here, we have reported the first observation, to the …

Q switching (QS) and mode locking (ML) are the two main techniques enabling generation
of ultrashort pulses. Here, we report the first observation of pulse evolution and dynamics in …

Transition metal dichalcogenides, a family of two-dimensional material with unusual
electronic, optical, mechanical, and electrochemical properties, have received much …

Real-time spectroscopy based on an emerging time-stretch technique can map the spectral
information of optical waves into the time domain, opening several fascinating explorations …

Transition-metal dichalcogenides, such as tungsten disulfide (WS_2) and molybdenium
disulfide (MoS_2), are highly anisotropic layered materials and have attracted growing …

Few-layer transition-metal dichalcogenide WSe2/MoSe2 nanosheets are fabricated by a
liquid exfoliation technique using sodium deoxycholate bile salt as surfactant and their …

Monolayer of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), with lamellar structure as that of
graphene, has attracted significant attentions in optoelectronics and photonics. Here, we …

A cell-type saturable absorber has been demonstrated by filling the single mode photonic
crystal fiber (SMPCF) with tungsten disulfide (WS2) nanosheets. The modulation depth …