Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a broadband saturable absorber for ultra-fast photonics
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a broadband saturable absorber for ultra-fast photonics
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DOI:
10.1364/oe.22.007249
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发表时间:
2014-03-24
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3.8
通讯作者:
Loh, K. P.
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作者:
Zhang, H.;Lu, S. B.;Loh, K. P.
The nonlinear optical property of few-layered MoS2 nanoplatelets synthesized by the hydrothermal exfoliation method was investigated from the visible to the near-infrared band using lasers. Both open-aperture Z-scan and balanced-detector measurement techniques were used to demonstrate the broadband saturable absorption property of few-layered MoS2. To explore its potential applications in ultrafast photonics, we fabricated a passive mode locker for ytterbium-doped fibre laser by depositing few-layered MoS2 onto the end facet of optical fiber by means of an optical trapping approach. Our laser experiment shows that few-layer MoS2-based mode locker allows for the generation of stable mode-locked laser pulse, centered at 1054.3 nm, with a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 2.7 nm and a pulse duration of 800 ps. Our finding suggests that few-layered MoS2 nanoplatelets can be useful nonlinear optical material for laser photonics devices, such as passive laser mode locker, Q-switcher, optical limiter, optical switcher and so on. (C) 2014 Optical Society of America