• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 2, 020003 (2018)
Yifang Wang, Kan Wu*, and Jianping Chen
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.020003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yifang Wang, Kan Wu, Jianping Chen. All-optical modulator based on MoS2-PVA thin film[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(2): 020003 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) TEM image of MoS2 nanosheets in the dispersions, (b) MoS2-PVA film transferred onto a fiber end, inset: MoS2-PVA thin film, and (c) transmission spectrum of MoS2-PVA thin film.
    Fig. 1. (a) TEM image of MoS2 nanosheets in the dispersions, (b) MoS2-PVA film transferred onto a fiber end, inset: MoS2-PVA thin film, and (c) transmission spectrum of MoS2-PVA thin film.
    Experimental setup of an all-optical modulator with MoS2-PVA thin film.
    Fig. 2. Experimental setup of an all-optical modulator with MoS2-PVA thin film.
    (a) Modulated output signal, inset: pulsed pump light, (b) a zoomed view of a single off-on-off transition of the output pulse (black) and exponential fit (red), and (c) a long-time stable output.
    Fig. 3. (a) Modulated output signal, inset: pulsed pump light, (b) a zoomed view of a single off-on-off transition of the output pulse (black) and exponential fit (red), and (c) a long-time stable output.
    Output signal pulses when the pump pulses with different duty cycles and (a) the same peak power and (b) different peak powers are applied.
    Fig. 4. Output signal pulses when the pump pulses with different duty cycles and (a) the same peak power and (b) different peak powers are applied.
    (a) Burst of pulsed pump light and (b) device output.
    Fig. 5. (a) Burst of pulsed pump light and (b) device output.
    Duty Cycle (%)Peak Pump Power (mW)Time Constant of Rising Edge (μs)Time Constant of Falling Edge (μs)
    101600252.3348.6
    20800324.5353.1
    30533434.7379.2
    40400556.7390.1
    50320573.6405.0
    Table 1. Comparison of Modulated Output Pulses Generated by the Pump Pulses with Different Duty Cycles
    Yifang Wang, Kan Wu, Jianping Chen. All-optical modulator based on MoS2-PVA thin film[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(2): 020003
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