Solution processed MoS2-PVA composite for sub-bandgap mode-locking of a wideband tunable ultrafast Er:fiber laser

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作者
Zhang, Meng [1 ]
Howe, Richard C. T. [2 ]
Woodward, Robert I. [1 ]
Kelleher, Edmund J. R. [1 ]
Torrisi, Felice [2 ]
Hu, Guohua [2 ]
Popov, Sergei V. [1 ]
Taylor, J. Roy [1 ]
Hasan, Tawfique [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Blackett Lab, Femtosecond Opt Grp, London SW7 2AZ, England
[2] Univ Cambridge, Cambridge Graphene Ctr, Cambridge CB3 0FA, England
基金
英国工程与自然科学研究理事会;
关键词
molybdenum disulfide; two-dimensional materials; liquid phase exfoliation; polymer composites; saturable absorbers; ultrafast lasers; TRANSITION-METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; DOPED FIBER LASER; MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE MOS2; LIQUID-PHASE EXFOLIATION; 3RD-HARMONIC GENERATION; OPTICAL NONLINEARITIES; SATURABLE ABSORBER; LARGE-AREA; GRAPHENE; LAYER;
D O I
10.1007/s12274-014-0637-2
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We fabricate a free-standing few-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-polymer composite by liquid phase exfoliation of chemically pristine MoS2 crystals and use this to demonstrate a wideband tunable, ultrafast mode-locked fiber laser. Stable, picosecond pulses, tunable from 1,535 nm to 1,565 nm, are generated, corresponding to photon energies below the MoS2 material bandgap. These results contribute to the growing body of work studying the nonlinear optical properties of transition metal dichalcogenides that present new opportunities for ultrafast photonic applications.
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页码:1522 / 1534
页数:13
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