Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) as a broadband saturable absorber for ultra-fast photonics

Optics Express

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 7249-7260

  Zhang, H ^a,c   Lu, S B ^b   Zheng, J ^c   Du, J ^b   Wen, S C ^b   Tang, D Y ^d   Loh, K P ^c  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL FIBER FABRICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; PASSIVE MODE LOCKING; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM WELLS;

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; MODE-LOCKED LASER PULSE; MOLYBDENUM DISULFIDE; NEAR-INFRARED BANDS; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL MATERIAL; NON-LINEAR OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; ULTRA-FAST PHOTONICS;

LOCKS (FASTENERS);

EID: 84897012917     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.22.007249     Document Type: Article

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