Fig. 1. Characterization of materials. The AFM image, thickness and nonlinear absorption of (a,d,g)107 nm-SnS2 SA, (b,e,h)7.7 nm-SnS2 SA, (c,f,i)4 nm-SnS2 SA.
Fig. 2. The simplified representation of QSFL based on SnS2.
Fig. 3. The function of the QSFL based on 107 nm-SnS2 SA. (a) The τ of a single pulse. (b) RF spectrum (illustration: RF spectrum within a bandwidth of 2 MHz). (c) Emission spectrum. (d) The monitoring of Pout within 8 hours. (e) Variation of τ and Frep as functions of Ppump. (f) Variation of Pout and Ep as functions of Ppump.
Fig. 4. The performance of the QSFL based on 7.7 nm-SnS2 SA. (a) The τ of a single pulse. (b) The monitoring of Pout within 8 hours. (c) Variation of τ and Frep as functions of Ppump. (d) Variation of Pout and Ep as functions of Ppump.
Fig. 5. The performance of the QSFL based on 4 nm-SnS2 SA. (a) The τ of a single pulse. (b) The monitoring of Pout within 8 hours. (c) Variation of τ and Frep as functions of Ppump. (d) Variation of Pout and Ep as functions of Ppump.
Fig. 6. The DFT calculated deformation potential limited electron mobility along kx direction of SnS2 vs. the number of SnS2 layers.
SA | αs/Isat(MW/cm2)
| Threshold(mW) | τ(μs)
| Frep (kHz)
| Stability (mW) | Pout(mW)
| Ep(nJ)
| 107 nm-SnS2 | 40.5%/0.68 | 212 | 0.485−1.4 | 141−241 | 0.493 | 12.7 | 52.6 | 7.7 nm-SnS2 | 36.9%/1.3 | 276 | 0.493−0.844 | 162−240 | 0.52 | 14.3 | 59 | 4 nm-SnS2 | 31.5%/0.52 | 180 | 0.503−1.25 | 123−248 | 0.543 | 11.3 | 45.7 |
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Table 1. The performance of three different QSFLs adopting distinct SA.
Materilas | αs (%)
| ∆λ/λ(nm)
| Frep(kHz)
| τ(μs)
| Pout/Ppump(mW)
| Threshold(mW) | Ep(nJ)
| SNR(dB) | Refs. | Graphene | − | 0.02/1539.6 | 10.36−41.8 | 3.89 | <1.2/65 | 13.5 | 28.7 | 30 | ref.34 | BP | 18.55 | 0.2/1562.87 | 6.983−15.78 | 13.2 | ~1.5/195 | 50 | 94.3 | 45 | ref.35 | WS2 | 2.53 | −/1560 | 47.03~77.93 | 3.96 | 6.41/650 | 400 | 1179.4 | 54.2 | ref.36 | MoS2 | 2 | −/1551.2 | 8.77−43.47 | 3.3 | 5.91/227 | 18.9 | 160 | 50 | ref.37 | SnS2 | 3.15 | 0.03/1532.7 | 172.3−233.0 | 0.510 | 9.33/632 | 290 | ~40 | 50 | ref.30 | SnS2 | 40.5 | 4.3/1530.6 | 141−241 | 0.485 | 12.7/630 | 180 | 45.7 | 50 | This work |
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Table 2. Comparison of QSFL based on various SAs.
Thickness | Band gap | nix (m−2)
| 1-Layer | 1.57 eV | 2.44×10+3 | 2-Layer | 1.52 eV | 6.74×10+3 | 4-Layer | 1.39 eV | 1.13×10+5 | 6-Layer | 1.34 eV | 4.73×10+5 | 8-Layer | 1.27 eV | 1.79×10+6 |
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Table 3. The intrinsic carrier concentration (kx) of SnS2 vs. the number of SnS2 layers.