Large Third-Order Optical Kerr Nonlinearity in Nanometer-Thick PdSe2 2D Dichalcogenide Films: Implications for Nonlinear Photonic Devices

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (7) ◽  
pp. 6876-6883
Author(s):  
Linnan Jia ◽  
Jiayang Wu ◽  
Tieshan Yang ◽  
Baohua Jia ◽  
David J. Moss
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss

<p>As a novel layered noble metal dichalcogenide material, palladium diselenide (PdSe<sub>2</sub>) has attracted wide interest due to its excellent optical and electronic properties. In this work, a strong third-order nonlinear optical response of 2D PdSe<sub>2</sub> films is reported. We conduct both open-aperture (OA) and closed-aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements with a femtosecond pulsed laser at 800 nm to investigate the nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction, respectively. In the OA experiment, we observe optical limiting behaviour originating from large two photo absorption (TPA) in the PdSe<sub>2</sub> film of <i>β =</i> 3.26 ×10<sup>-8</sup> m/W. In the CA experiment, we measure a peak-valley response corresponding to a large and negative Kerr nonlinearity of <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> = -1.33×10<sup>-15</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W – two orders of magnitude larger than bulk silicon. In addition, the variation of <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> as a function of laser intensity is also characterized, with <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> decreasing in magnitude when increasing incident laser intensity, becoming saturated at <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> = -9.96×10<sup>-16</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W at high intensities. Our results show that the extraordinary third-order nonlinear optical properties of PdSe<sub>2</sub> have strong potential for high-performance nonlinear photonic devices.</p>


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss

As a new group of advanced 2D layered materials, bismuth oxyhalides, i.e., BiOX (X = Cl, Br, I), have recently become of great interest. In this work, we characterize the third-order optical nonlinearities of BiOBr, an important member of the BiOX family.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss

<p>As a novel layered noble metal dichalcogenide material, palladium diselenide (PdSe<sub>2</sub>) has attracted wide interest due to its excellent optical and electronic properties. In this work, a strong third-order nonlinear optical response of 2D PdSe<sub>2</sub> films is reported. We conduct both open-aperture (OA) and closed-aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements with a femtosecond pulsed laser at 800 nm to investigate the nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction, respectively. In the OA experiment, we observe optical limiting behaviour originating from large two photo absorption (TPA) in the PdSe<sub>2</sub> film of <i>β =</i> 3.26 ×10<sup>-8</sup> m/W. In the CA experiment, we measure a peak-valley response corresponding to a large and negative Kerr nonlinearity of <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> = -1.33×10<sup>-15</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W – two orders of magnitude larger than bulk silicon. In addition, the variation of <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> as a function of laser intensity is also characterized, with <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> decreasing in magnitude when increasing incident laser intensity, becoming saturated at <i>n</i><sub>2</sub> = -9.96×10<sup>-16</sup> m<sup>2</sup>/W at high intensities. Our results show that the extraordinary third-order nonlinear optical properties of PdSe<sub>2</sub> have strong potential for high-performance nonlinear photonic devices.</p>


Author(s):  
david moss ◽  
jiayang wu

As a novel layered noble metal dichalcogenide material, palladium diselenide (PdSe2) has attracted wide interest due to its excellent optical and electronic properties. In this work, a strong third-order nonlinear optical response of 2D PdSe2 films is reported. We conduct both open-aperture (OA) and closed-aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements with a femtosecond pulsed laser at 800 nm to investigate the nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction, respectively. In the OA experiment, we observe optical limiting behaviour originating from large two photo absorption (TPA) in the PdSe2 film of &beta; = 3.26 &times;10-8 m/W. In the CA experiment, we measure a peak-valley response corresponding to a large and negative Kerr nonlinearity of n2 = -1.33&times;10-15 m2/W &ndash; two orders of magnitude larger than bulk silicon. In addition, the variation of n2 as a function of laser intensity is also characterized, with n2 decreasing in magnitude when increasing incident laser intensity, becoming saturated at n2 = -9.96&times;10-16 m2/W at high intensities. Our results show that the extraordinary third-order nonlinear optical properties of PdSe2 have strong potential for high-performance nonlinear photonic devices. Keywords: 2D materials, PdSe2 films, Z-scan technique, Kerr nonlinearity, nonlinear photonics.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss

As a novel layered noble metal dichalcogenide material, palladium diselenide (PdSe2) has attracted wide interest due to its excellent optical and electronic properties. In this work, a strong third-order nonlinear optical response of 2D PdSe2 films is reported. We conduct both open-aperture (OA) and closed-aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements with a femtosecond pulsed laser at 800 nm to investigate the nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction, respectively. In the OA experiment, we observe optical limiting behaviour originating from large two photo absorption (TPA) in the PdSe2 film of β = 3.26 ×10-8 m/W. In the CA experiment, we measure a peak-valley response corresponding to a large and negative Kerr nonlinearity of n2 = -1.33×10-15 m2/W – two orders of magnitude larger than bulk silicon. In addition, the variation of n2 as a function of laser intensity is also characterized, with n2 decreasing in magnitude when increasing incident laser intensity, becoming saturated at n2 = -9.96×10-16 m2/W at high intensities. Our results show that the extraordinary third-order nonlinear optical properties of PdSe2 have strong potential for high-performance nonlinear photonic devices.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Moss ◽  
jiayang wu ◽  
linnan jia

Abstract As a novel layered noble metal dichalcogenide material, palladium diselenide (PdSe2) has attracted wide interest due to its excellent optical and electronic properties. In this work, a strong third-order nonlinear optical response of 2D PdSe2 films is reported. We conduct both open-aperture (OA) and closed-aperture (CA) Z-scan measurements with a femtosecond pulsed laser at 800 nm to investigate the nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction, respectively. In the OA experiment, we observe optical limiting behaviour originating from large two photo absorption (TPA) in the PdSe2 film of β = 3.26 ×10− 8 m/W. In the CA experiment, we measure a peak-valley response corresponding to a large and negative Kerr nonlinearity of n2 = -1.33×10− 15 m2/W – two orders of magnitude larger than bulk silicon. In addition, the variation of n2 as a function of laser intensity is also characterized, with n2 decreasing in magnitude when increasing incident laser intensity, becoming saturated at n2 = -9.96×10− 16 m2/W at high intensities. Our results show that the extraordinary third-order nonlinear optical properties of PdSe2 have strong potential for high-performance nonlinear photonic devices.


Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1695-1715
Author(s):  
Renlong Zhou ◽  
Kaleem Ullah ◽  
Sa Yang ◽  
Qiawu Lin ◽  
Liangpo Tang ◽  
...  

AbstractOver the past decade, the plasmonics of graphene and black phosphorus (BP) were widely recognized as promising media for establishing linear and nonlinear light-matter interactions. Compared to the conventional metals, they support significant light-matter interaction of high efficiency and show undispersed optical properties. Furthermore, in contrast to the conventional metals, the plasmonic properties of graphene and BP structure can be tuned by electrical and chemical doping. In this review, a deep attention was paid toward the second- and third-order nonlinear plasmonic modes of graphene and BP. We present a theoretical framework for calculating the lifetime for surface plasmons modes of graphene and BP assisted by the coupled mode theory. The effect of the Fermi energy on the second-order and third-order nonlinear response is studied in detail. We survey the recent advances in nonlinear optics and the applications of graphene and BP-based tunable plasmonic devices such as light modulation devices, switches, biosensors, and other nonlinear photonic devices. Finally, we highlight a few representative current applications of graphene and BP to photonic and optoelectronic devices.


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