Research Progress in Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Dynamics of Two‑Dimensional Materials

Yan Wang; Ningning Dong; Jun Wang

doi:10.3788/CJL231541

Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 11, 1101025(2024)

Research Progress in Nonlinear Optics and Ultrafast Dynamics of Two‑Dimensional Materials

Yan Wang^1,2, Ningning Dong^1,2、*, and Jun Wang^1,2

¹Aerospace Laser Technology and Systems Department, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China

²Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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Category: laser devices and laser physics

Received: Dec. 19, 2023

Accepted: Jan. 22, 2024

Published Online: Jun. 4, 2024

The Author Email: Dong Ningning (n.n.dong@siom.ac.cn)

DOI:10.3788/CJL231541

CSTR:32183.14.CJL231541

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