Title :
4 GHz hybrid mode-locked fiber laser using PDMS/SWCNT thin film composite
Author :
Hernandez-Romano, I. ; Davila-Rodriguez, J. ; Mandridis, D. ; Sanchez-Mondragon, J.J. ; Delfyett, P.J. ; May-Arrioja, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Dept., INAOE, Tonantzintla, Mexico
Abstract :
A hybrid mode-locked fiber laser was built by using a PDMS/SWCNTs film as a saturable absorber. The system allows for a high repetition rate of 4 GHz, while achieving pulse widths of 730 fs.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; nanocomposites; nanophotonics; optical films; optical polymers; optical saturable absorption; C; PDMS-SWCNT thin film composite; frequency 4 GHz; high repetition rate; passive mode-locked erbium doped fiber lasers; saturable absorber; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Measurement by laser beam; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
