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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 6, 286(2016)

Ultrafast nonlinear absorption and nonlinear refraction in few-layer oxidized black phosphorus

Shunbin Lu1, Yanqi Ge1, Zhengbo Sun1, Zongyu Huang1, Rui Cao2, Chujun Zhao3, Shuangchun Wen3, Dianyuan Fan1, Jianqing Li2, and Han Zhang1、*
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  • 1SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Centre for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, and 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
  • 3Key Laboratory for Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Devices of Ministry of Education, College of Physics and Microelectronic Science, Hunan University, Changsha 410082, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: Aug. 17, 2016

    Accepted: Sep. 29, 2016

    Published Online: Dec. 23, 2016

    The Author Email: Han Zhang (hzhang@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.4.000286

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