Ngo, Gia QuyetGia QuyetNgoNajafidehaghani, EmadEmadNajafidehaghaniKhazaee, SaraSaraKhazaeeSiems, Malte PerMalte PerSiemsGeorge, AntonyAntonyGeorgeTuniz, AlessandroAlessandroTunizEbendorff-Heidepriem, HeikeHeikeEbendorff-HeidepriemTurchanin, AndreyAndreyTurchaninSchmidt, MarkusMarkusSchmidtEilenberger, FalkFalkEilenberger2024-04-112024-04-112023https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/46597610.1109/CLEO/EUROPE-EQEC57999.2023.102321662-s2.0-85175717048Transition-metal dichalcogenides [1] (TMDs) are intriguing semiconductors for photonics because of their direct bandgap in the Visible to NIR range, their nature of van der Waals materials, and extraordinary light-matter-interaction per unit thickness [1]. Two-dimensional (2D) TMDs also exhibit strong optical nonlinearity and thus are highly sought-after to enable novel applications in nonlinear optics. However, their atomic thickness restricts the total optical response of TMDs and hampers any future applications.enconference paper