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

B Guo, Q Xiao, 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 …

Recent advances of 2D materials in nonlinear photonics and fiber lasers

W Liu, M Liu, X Liu, X Wang, HX Deng… - Advanced Optical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The explosive success of graphene opens a new era of ultrathin 2D materials. It has been
realized that the van der Waals layered materials with atomic and less atomic thickness can …

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 …

Recent progress in 2D material‐based saturable absorbers for all solid‐state pulsed bulk lasers

B Zhang, J Liu, C Wang, K Yang, C Lee… - Laser & Photonics …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
All solid‐state pulsed lasers (ASSPLs) play a significant role in the fields of medical, military,
industry, and scientific research. Passive Q‐switching and mode‐locking are two of the most …

Solar‐inspired water purification based on emerging 2D materials: status and challenges

Z Xie, YP Peng, L Yu, C Xing, M Qiu, J Hu, H Zhang - Solar Rrl, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Water shortage and the energy crisis are two major global challenges in this century. The
solution for water crisis should be based on a sustainable energy source. Solar‐inspired …

Mid‐infrared photonics using 2D materials: status and challenges

Y Fang, Y Ge, C Wang, H Zhang - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, a variety of 2‐dimensional (2D) materials including graphene, topological
insulators, transition metal dichalcogenides, and black phosphorus have been utilized in …

Nonlinear saturable absorption of liquid‐exfoliated molybdenum/tungsten ditelluride nanosheets

D Mao, B Du, D Yang, S Zhang, Y Wang, W Zhang… - Small, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) and tungsten disulfide (WS2), two representative transition
metal dichalcogenide materials, have captured tremendous interest for their unique …

Passively Q-switched and mode-locked fiber laser based on an ReS2 saturable absorber

D Mao, X Cui, X Gan, M Li, W Zhang… - IEEE Journal of …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Transition metal dichalcogenides, a family of two-dimensional material with unusual
electronic, optical, mechanical, and electrochemical properties, have received much …

WS2 saturable absorber for dissipative soliton mode locking at 1.06 and 1.55 µm

D Mao, S Zhang, Y Wang, X Gan, W Zhang, T Mei… - Optics express, 2015 - opg.optica.org
Transition-metal dichalcogenides, such as tungsten disulfide (WS_2) and molybdenium
disulfide (MoS_2), are highly anisotropic layered materials and have attracted growing …

THz photonics in two dimensional materials and metamaterials: properties, devices and prospects

J Shi, Z Li, DK Sang, Y Xiang, J Li, S Zhang… - Journal of Materials …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Terahertz radiation refers to a broad electromagnetic spectrum range between microwave
and infrared waves, which is also known as the terahertz gap due to inadequate materials …