scholarly journals All-optical modulation with 2D layered materials: status and prospects

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 2107-2124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haitao Chen ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Hao Ouyang ◽  
Yufeng Song ◽  
Tian Jiang
Keyword(s):  
2D Materials ◽  
Optical Modulation ◽  
Optical Modulators ◽  
Ultrafast Optical ◽  
2D Layered Materials ◽  
Transitional Metal ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Increasing Demand

AbstractOptical modulation technique plays a crucial role in photonics technologies, and there is an ever-increasing demand for broadband and ultrafast optical modulation in the era of artificial intelligence. All-optical modulation is known to be able to operate in an ultrafast way and has a broadband response, showing great potential in applications for ultrafast information processing and photonic computing. Two-dimensional (2D) materials with exotic optoelectronic properties bring tremendous new opportunities for all-optical modulators with excellent performance, which have attracted lots of attention recently. In this review, we cover the state-of-art all-optical modulation based on 2D materials, including graphene, transitional metal dichalcogenides, phosphorus, and other novel 2D materials. We present the operations mechanism of different types of all-optical modulators with various configurations, such as fiber-integrated and free-space ones. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities faced by all-optical modulation, as well as offer some future perspectives for the development of all-optical modulation based on 2D materials.

scholarly journals All-Optical Modulation Technology Based on 2D Layered Materials

Micromachines ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 92
Author(s):  
Hongyan Yang ◽  
Yunzheng Wang ◽  
Zian Cheak Tiu ◽  
Sin Jin Tan ◽  
Libo Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
Optical Systems ◽  
Optical Modulation ◽  
Wavelength Converter ◽  
Optical Modulators ◽  
All Optical

In the advancement of photonics technologies, all-optical systems are highly demanded in ultrafast photonics, signal processing, optical sensing and optical communication systems. All-optical devices are the core elements to realize the next generation of photonics integration system and optical interconnection. Thus, the exploration of new optoelectronics materials that exhibit different optical properties is a highlighted research direction. The emerging two-dimensional (2D) materials such as graphene, black phosphorus (BP), transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) and MXene have proved great potential in the evolution of photonics technologies. The optical properties of 2D materials comprising the energy bandgap, third-order nonlinearity, nonlinear absorption and thermo-optics coefficient can be tailored for different optical applications. Over the past decade, the explorations of 2D materials in photonics applications have extended to all-optical modulators, all-optical switches, an all-optical wavelength converter, covering the visible, near-infrared and Terahertz wavelength range. Herein, we review different types of 2D materials, their fabrication processes and optical properties. In addition, we also summarize the recent advances of all-optical modulation based on 2D materials. Finally, we conclude on the perspectives on and challenges of the future development of the 2D material-based all-optical devices.

2D materials towards ultrafast photonic applications

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (39) ◽  
pp. 22140-22156
Author(s):  
Xin-Ping Zhai ◽  
Bo Ma ◽  
Qiang Wang ◽  
Hao-Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Optical Communications ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Optical Limiting ◽  
Mode Locking ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
Optical Modulation ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensional Materials ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Ultrafast Photonics

Two-dimensional materials are now excelling in yet another arena of ultrafast photonics, including optical modulation through optical limiting/mode-locking, photodetectors, optical communications, integrated miniaturized all-optical devices, etc.

scholarly journals Mechanochemical preparation of piezoelectric nanomaterials: BN, MoS2 and WS2 2D materials and their glycine-cocrystals

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Viviana Jehová González ◽  
Antonio M. Rodríguez ◽  
Ismael Payo ◽  
Ester Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Boron Nitride ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Layered Materials ◽  
Molybdenum Disulphide ◽  
2D Layered Materials ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

Different 2D-layered materials of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) such as boron nitride (BN) or molybdenum disulphide (MoS2) have been theorised to have piezoelectric behaviour.

scholarly journals Controllable all-optical modulation speed in hybrid silicon-germanium devices utilizing the electromagnetically induced transparency effect

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 2797-2807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junhu Zhou ◽  
Chenxi Zhang ◽  
Qirui Liu ◽  
Jie You ◽  
Xin Zheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Germanium ◽  
Electromagnetically Induced Transparency ◽  
Optical Modulation ◽  
Semiconductor Films ◽  
Ultrafast Optical ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Response Modes ◽  
Active Filtering ◽  
Induced Transparency ◽  
Modulation Speed

AbstractIncorporating auxiliary all-optical modulation speeds as optional response modes into a single metamaterial is a promising research route towards advanced terahertz (THz) applications ranging from spectroscopy and sensing to communications. Particularly, a plethora of dynamically tunable optical functionalities are determined by the resonant light-matter interactions. Here, an electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) resonator stacked with two traditional semiconductor films, namely silicon (Si) and germanium (Ge), is experimentally demonstrated. A giant switching feature of the EIT window with a peak at 0.65 THz occurs when the Si or Ge film is excited by ultrafast optical pulses, allowing for an optically tunable group delay of the THz wave packet. The recovery time for the slow and fast on-off-on switching cycles is 1.7 ns and 11 ps, respectively, which are mapped as the pump delay time of Si and Ge. Two optional response modes are integrated on the same device, where the modulation speed varies by three orders of magnitude, endowing the modulator more compact. This work provides new prospects for the design and construction of novel chip-scale THz devices based on EIT and their applications in areas of sophisticated optical buffering and active filtering.

2D Materials for Optical Modulation: Challenges and Opportunities

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. 1606128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaoliang Yu ◽  
Xiaoqin Wu ◽  
Yipei Wang ◽  
Xin Guo ◽  
Limin Tong
Keyword(s):  
2D Materials ◽  
Optical Modulation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals Novel layered 2D materials for ultrafast photonics

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1743-1786 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi Li ◽  
Cong Wang ◽  
Yu Yin ◽  
Elfed Lewis ◽  
Pengfei Wang
Keyword(s):  
2D Materials ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Optical Nonlinearity ◽  
Optical Devices ◽  
Optical Modulators ◽  
Laser Applications ◽  
Saturable Absorbers ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Metal Organic ◽  
Ultrafast Photonics

AbstractA range of new 2D materials have recently been reported, including topological insulators, transition-metal dichalcogenides, black phosphorus, MXenes, and metal-organic frameworks, which have demonstrated high optical nonlinearity and Pauli blocking for widespread use as saturable absorbers in pulsed lasers. 2D materials are emerging as a promising platform for ultrashort-pulse fiber laser technology. This review presents a catalog of the various pulsed laser applications based on the series of emerging 2D materials. In addition, novel optical devices using layered materials, such as optical modulators, optical switches, and all-optical devices, are also included. It is anticipated that the development of 2D materials will intensify in the future, providing potentially new and wide-ranging efficacy for 2D materials in ultrafast photonic technology.

scholarly journals Second-harmonic generation enhancement in monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenides by using an epsilon-near-zero substrate

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 272-278
Author(s):  
Pilar G. Vianna ◽  
Aline dos S. Almeida ◽  
Rodrigo M. Gerosa ◽  
Dario A. Bahamon ◽  
Christiano J. S. de Matos
Keyword(s):  
Dielectric Constant ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Harmonic Generation ◽  
Nonlinear Effect ◽  
Second Harmonic ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenide ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Epsilon Near Zero

The scheme illustrates a monolayer transition-metal dichalcogenide on an epsilon-near-zero substrate. The substrate near-zero dielectric constant is used as the enhancement mechanism to maximize the SHG nonlinear effect on monolayer 2D materials.

Combined Healing and Doping of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides Through Molecular Functionalization

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sai Manoj Gali ◽  
David Beljonne
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metal ◽  
Charge Transport ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Transition Metal Dichalcogenides ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Metal Dichalcogenides

Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDCs) are emerging as promising two-dimensional (2D) materials. Yet, TMDCs are prone to inherent defects such as chalcogen vacancies, which are detrimental to charge transport. Passivation of...

scholarly journals Surface Plasmonic Sensors: Sensing Mechanism and Recent Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5262
Author(s):  
Qilin Duan ◽  
Yineng Liu ◽  
Shanshan Chang ◽  
Huanyang Chen ◽  
Jin-hui Chen
Keyword(s):  
Surface Plasmon Resonance ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Surface Plasmon ◽  
Optical Sensors ◽  
Plasmon Resonance ◽  
2D Materials ◽  
Localized Surface Plasmon ◽  
Plasmonic Sensors ◽  
Hyperbolic Dispersion ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

Surface plasmonic sensors have been widely used in biology, chemistry, and environment monitoring. These sensors exhibit extraordinary sensitivity based on surface plasmon resonance (SPR) or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) effects, and they have found commercial applications. In this review, we present recent progress in the field of surface plasmonic sensors, mainly in the configurations of planar metastructures and optical-fiber waveguides. In the metastructure platform, the optical sensors based on LSPR, hyperbolic dispersion, Fano resonance, and two-dimensional (2D) materials integration are introduced. The optical-fiber sensors integrated with LSPR/SPR structures and 2D materials are summarized. We also introduce the recent advances in quantum plasmonic sensing beyond the classical shot noise limit. The challenges and opportunities in this field are discussed.

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