Liquid-phase-exfoliation technology was utilized to prepare layered MoS2, WS2, and MoSe2 nanosheets in cyclohexylpyrrolidone. The nonlinear optical response of these nanosheets in dispersions was investigated by obser...Liquid-phase-exfoliation technology was utilized to prepare layered MoS2, WS2, and MoSe2 nanosheets in cyclohexylpyrrolidone. The nonlinear optical response of these nanosheets in dispersions was investigated by observing spatial self-phase modulation（SSPM） using a 488 nm continuous wave laser beam. The diffraction ring patterns of SSPM were found to be distorted along the vertical direction right after the laser traversing the nanosheet dispersions. The nonlinear refractive index of the three transition metal dichalcogenides dispersions n2 was measured to be 10-7cm2W-1, and the third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ（3）10-9 esu. The relative change of effective nonlinear refractive index Δn2e∕n（2e） of the MoS2, WS2, and MoSe2 dispersions can be modulated 0.012–0.240, 0.029–0.154, and 0.091–0.304, respectively, by changing the incident intensities. Our experimental results imply novel potential application of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides in nonlinear phase modulation devices.展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61178007, No. 61308034, and No. 51302285)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 12ZR1451800)+3 种基金the Excellent Academic Leader of Shanghai (No. 10XD1404600)the External Cooperation Program of BIC, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. 181231KYSB20130007)the National 10000-Talent Program and the CAS 100-Talent Program for financial supportsupported by the ERC Grant SEMANTICS. W. J. B. is supported in part by Science Foundation Ireland (No. 12/IA/1306)
文摘Liquid-phase-exfoliation technology was utilized to prepare layered MoS2, WS2, and MoSe2 nanosheets in cyclohexylpyrrolidone. The nonlinear optical response of these nanosheets in dispersions was investigated by observing spatial self-phase modulation（SSPM） using a 488 nm continuous wave laser beam. The diffraction ring patterns of SSPM were found to be distorted along the vertical direction right after the laser traversing the nanosheet dispersions. The nonlinear refractive index of the three transition metal dichalcogenides dispersions n2 was measured to be 10-7cm2W-1, and the third-order nonlinear susceptibility χ（3）10-9 esu. The relative change of effective nonlinear refractive index Δn2e∕n（2e） of the MoS2, WS2, and MoSe2 dispersions can be modulated 0.012–0.240, 0.029–0.154, and 0.091–0.304, respectively, by changing the incident intensities. Our experimental results imply novel potential application of two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides in nonlinear phase modulation devices.
