2D Saturable Absorbers for Fibre Lasers

被引:215
作者
Woodward, Robert I. [1 ]
Kelleher, Edmund J. R. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Phys, Femtosecond Opt Grp, London SW7 2BW, England
来源
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL | 2015年 / 5卷 / 04期
关键词
saturable absorbers; pulsed lasers; mode-locking; Q-switching; nanomaterials; nonlinear optical materials; graphene; MoS2; MoSe2; WS2; TRANSITION-METAL DICHALCOGENIDES; MOLYBDENUM-DISULFIDE MOS2; MODE-LOCKING; OPTICAL-ABSORPTION; SOLITON FIBER; GRAPHENE; NANOTUBE; WS2; CROSSOVER; PULSES;
D O I
10.3390/app5041440
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
Two-dimensional (2D) nanomaterials are an emergent and promising platform for future photonic and optoelectronic applications. Here, we review recent progress demonstrating the application of 2D nanomaterials as versatile, wideband saturable absorbers for Q-switching and mode-locking fibre lasers. We focus specifically on the family of few-layer transition metal dichalcogenides, including MoS2, MoSe2 and WS2.
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页码:1440 / 1456
页数:17
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