Silica optical fiber integrated with two-dimensional materials: towards opto-electro-mechanical technology

• Published in: Light, science & applications Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 78
• Main Authors: Chen, Jin-Hui, Xiong, Yi-Feng, Xu, Fei, Lu, Yan-Qing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer Nature B.V 14.04.2021; Nature Publishing Group UK; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Review
• ISSN: 2047-7538; 2095-5545; 2047-7538
• DOI: 10.1038/s41377-021-00520-x

In recent years, the integration of graphene and related two-dimensional (2D) materials in optical fibers have stimulated significant advances in all-fiber photonics and optoelectronics. The conventional passive silica fiber devices with 2D materials are empowered for enhancing light-matter interactions and are applied for manipulating light beams in respect of their polarization, phase, intensity and frequency, and even realizing the active photo-electric conversion and electro-optic modulation, which paves a new route to the integrated multifunctional all-fiber optoelectronic system. This article reviews the fast-progress field of hybrid 2D-materials-optical-fiber for the opto-electro-mechanical devices. The challenges and opportunities in this field for future development are discussed.