Laser Tuning in van der Waals Crystals.

Zheng, Wei; Li, Fadi; Li, Guo; Liang, Yufeng; Ji, Xu; Yang, Fan; Zhang, Zhaojun; Huang, Feng · ACS Nano · 2018

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

The great progress that optoelectronic technologies have achieved in van der Waals crystals promises the development of next-generation two-dimensional (2D) integrated optoelectronic systems (IOSs). Here, relying on the anomalous avoidance of pump-light absorption, the harvest of extremely strong Raman scattering, and the achievement of polarization inheritance by the designed optical geometry, we realized laser wavelength tuning with ultrahigh precision (0.01 nm/25 K) in layered MoS<sub>2</sub> and WS<sub>2</sub> by adjusting the temperature. Our results offer a potential approach for 2D laser tuning, while also building a substantial theoretical foundation, which might be of use in developing future wavelength-division-multiplexing technology in 2D IOSs.