Title :
An all-fiber 2μm wavelength tunable mode-locked laser
Author :
Fang, Q. ; Kieu, K. ; Peyghambarian, N.
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt., Univ. of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Abstract :
We propose an all-fiber thulium-doped wavelength tunable mode-locked laser operating near 2 μm. Reliable self-starting mode locking over 50nm tuning range is observed using fiber taper based carbon nanotube (FTCNT) saturable absorber (SA). Spectral tuning is achieved by stretching another fiber taper.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; laser tuning; optical saturable absorption; C; all-fiber laser; carbon nanotube; fiber taper; saturable absorber; self-starting mode locking; spectral tuning; thulium-doped wavelength laser; tunable mode-locked laser; wavelength 2 mum; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser tuning; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber networks;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2011 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1223-4
