Photonics Research, Volume. 3, Issue 5, 206(2015)

Enhanced optical Kerr nonlinearity of MoS2 on silicon waveguides

Linghai Liu1, Ke Xu2, Xi Wan1, Jianbin Xu1, Chi Yan Wong1、*, and Hon Ki Tsang1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong, China
  • 2Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Shenzhen Graduate School,Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Nonlinear Optics

    Received: May. 29, 2015

    Accepted: Jun. 29, 2015

    Published Online: Jan. 6, 2016

    The Author Email: Chi Yan Wong (cywong@ee.cuhk.edu.hk)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.3.000206

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