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Third Harmonic Generation in Thin NbOI2 and TaOI2
Tianhong Tang1,2, Deng Hu1,2, Di Lin1,2
1Centre for Quantum Physics, Key Laboratory of Advanced Optoelectronic Quantum Architecture and Measurement (MOE), School of Physics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China.
Niobium and tantalum oxide iodides show strong third-order nonlinear optical effects, making them promising for new photonic devices. Their nonlinear efficiency can be tuned by changing the material
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Optics
Background:
- Niobium oxide dihalides are emerging van der Waals materials.
- They exhibit large second-order nonlinear optical responses and in-plane ferroelectricity.
- Third-order optical nonlinearities are independent of crystal centrosymmetry.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate third harmonic generation (THG) in two-dimensional (2D) niobium and tantalum oxide iodides (NbOI2 and TaOI2).
- To characterize the third-order nonlinear optical properties of these materials.
- To explore the influence of material thickness on THG intensity.
Main Methods:
- Experimental measurement of third harmonic generation (THG).
- Benchmarking THG intensity against monolayer WS2.
- Analysis of THG intensity as a function of material thickness.
Main Results:
- Comparable THG intensity observed in NbOI2 and TaOI2.
- Third-order susceptibility is on the order of that in WS2.
- THG resonances observed, enhanced by excitonic and band edge states.
- THG intensity increases with thickness up to 30 nm, then saturates or decreases due to optical interference.
Conclusions:
- Niobium and tantalum oxide iodides are promising 2D materials for third-order nonlinear optics.
- These materials possess intrinsic in-plane ferroelectricity.
- Their nonlinear optical efficiency is tunable with thickness, offering design flexibility for photonic applications.
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