• DocumentCode
    1772102
  • Title

    Nanotube mode-locked, low repetition rate pulse source for fiber-based supercontinuum generation at low average pump power

  • Author

    Woodward, R.I. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Runcorn, T.H. ; Popa, D. ; Hasan, T. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
  • fYear
    2014
  • fDate
    8-13 June 2014
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a nanotube mode-locked fiber laser with low repetition rate (244 kHz), enabling supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber spanning 600 to 2000 nm, at a low average pump power of 87 mW.
  • Keywords
    fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser mode locking; nanotubes; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; fiber-based supercontinuum generation; low average pump power; low repetition rate pulse source; nanotube mode-locked fiber laser; photonic crystal fiber; power 87 mW; wavelength 600 nm to 2000 nm; Cavity resonators; Graphene; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6989770