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Broadband Nonlinear Photonics in Few‐Layer Borophene
Author(s) -
Ma Chunyang,
Yin Peng,
Khan Karim,
Tareen Ayesha Khan,
Huang Rui,
Du Juan,
Zhang Ye,
Shi Zhe,
Cao Rui,
Wei Songrui,
Wang Xin,
Ge Yanqi,
Song Yufeng,
Gao Lingfeng
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
small
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.785
H-Index - 236
eISSN - 1613-6829
pISSN - 1613-6810
DOI - 10.1002/smll.202006891
Subject(s) - borophene , materials science , saturable absorption , laser , broadband , photonics , optoelectronics , exfoliation joint , wavelength , fiber laser , phase (matter) , optics , nanotechnology , graphene , chemistry , physics , organic chemistry
In this paper, 2D borophene is synthesized through a liquid‐phase exfoliation. The morphology and structure of as‐prepared borophene are systemically analyzed, and the Z ‐scan is used to measure the nonlinear optical properties. It is found that the saturable absorber (SA) properties of borophene make it serve as an excellent broadband optical switch, which is strongly used for mode‐locking in near‐ and mid‐infrared laser systems. Ultrastable pulses with durations as short as 792 and 693 fs are successfully delivered at the central wavelengths of 1063 and 1560 nm, respectively. Furthermore, stable pulses at a wavelength of 1878 nm are demonstrated from a thulium mode‐locked fiber laser based on the same borophene SA. This research reveals a significant potential for borophene used in lasers helping extending the frontiers of photonic technologies.