Photonics Research, Vol. 3, Issue 2, 02000A30 (2015)
Few-layer MoS2 saturable absorbers for short-pulse laser technology: current status and future perspectives [Invited]
R. I.1,*, R. C.2, G. Hu2, F. Torrisi2, M. Zhang1, T. Hasan2, and E. J.1

Author Affiliations

- 1Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK
- 2Cambridge Graphene Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0FA, UK
Abstract
Few-layer molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) is emerging as a promising quasi-two-dimensional material for photonics and optoelectronics, further extending the library of suitable layered nanomaterials with exceptional optical properties for use in saturable absorber devices that enable short-pulse generation in laser systems. In this work, we catalog and review the nonlinear optical properties of few-layer MoS2, summarize recent progress in processing and integration into saturable absorber devices, and comment on the current status and future perspectives of MoS2-based pulsed lasers.
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