Issue 13, 2023

Degenerate and non-degenerate all-optical switches using violet phosphorus nanosheets

Abstract

As an allotrope of phosphorus, layered violet phosphorus (VP) has a wide range of applications in electronics, photonics, and optoelectronics. However, its nonlinear optical properties remain to be explored. In this work, we prepare and characterize VP nanosheets (VP Ns), investigate their spatial self-phase modulation (SSPM) effects, and develop them in all-optical switching applications. The ring forming time of SSPM and the third-order nonlinear susceptibility of monolayer VP Ns were found to be about 0.4 s and 10−9 esu, respectively. The mechanism of SSPM formed by coherent light–VP Ns interaction is analyzed. Using the superior coherence electronic nonlinearity of VP Ns, we realize degenerate and non-degenerate all-optical switches based on the SSPM effect. It is demonstrated that the performance of all-optical switching can be controlled by adjusting the intensity of the control beam and/or the wavelength of the signal beam. The results will help us to better design and realize non-degenerate nonlinear photonic devices based on two-dimensional nanomaterials.

Graphical abstract: Degenerate and non-degenerate all-optical switches using violet phosphorus nanosheets

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 12月 2022
Accepted
21 2月 2023
First published
21 2月 2023

Nanoscale, 2023,15, 6225-6233

Degenerate and non-degenerate all-optical switches using violet phosphorus nanosheets

Y. Gao, Y. Hu, C. Ling, G. Rui, J. He and B. Gu, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 6225 DOI: 10.1039/D2NR07237H

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