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    • Photonics Research
    • Vol. 7, Issue 5, 494 (2019)
    Revealing of the ultrafast third-order nonlinear optical response and enabled photonic application in two-dimensional tin sulfide
    Zhongjian Xie1、†, Feng Zhang1、†, Zhiming Liang1、†, Taojian Fan1, Zhongjun Li2, Xiantao Jiang1、3、5, Hong Chen4、6, Jianqing Li2, and Han Zhang1、*
    Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Engineering Laboratory of Phosphorene and Optoelectronics, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Faculty of Information Technology, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, China
  • 3College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 4School of Materials Science and Energy Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan 528000, China
  • 5e-mail: jiangxtemail@sina.com
  • 6e-mail: chenhongcs@126.com
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    DOI: 10.1364/PRJ.7.000494 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Zhongjian Xie, Feng Zhang, Zhiming Liang, Taojian Fan, Zhongjun Li, Xiantao Jiang, Hong Chen, Jianqing Li, Han Zhang. Revealing of the ultrafast third-order nonlinear optical response and enabled photonic application in two-dimensional tin sulfide[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(5): 494 Copy Citation Text show less
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