2D Saturable Absorbers for Fibre Lasers
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Abstract
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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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies · 2D Materials and Applications · Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research
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Femtosecond Optics Group, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, London SW7 2BW, UK
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