Title :
Low-dimensional carbon nanostructure-based saturable absorbers for ultrashort pulse lasers
Author :
Rotermund, Fabian
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Ajou Univ., Suwon, South Korea
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
Saturable absorbers based on low-dimensional carbon nanostructures have been successfully applied for mode-locking ultrafast lasers in a broad spectral range. Recent progress on mode-locked solid-state lasers employing these novel mode-locking devices will be presented.
Keywords :
carbon; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; nanostructured materials; optical saturable absorption; solid lasers; C; low-dimensional carbon nanostructure; mode-locked solid-state lasers; mode-locking devices; mode-locking ultrafast lasers; saturable absorbers; ultrashort pulse lasers; Broadband communication; Carbon nanotubes; Graphene; Laser mode locking; Solid lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600161
