Title :
Application of carbon nanotubes for mode-locked fiber lasers and nonlinear devices
Author :
Yamashita, Shinji ; Martinez, Amos ; Chow, Kin Kee
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Inf. Syst., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We review our studies on passively mode-locked fiber lasers and nonlinear optical devices using carbon nanotube (CNT). CNT-based devices offer several key advantages such as: ultra-fast response, robustness, tunability of wavelength, and compatibility to fibers.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; nonlinear optics; carbon nanotube application; mode locked fiber lasers; nonlinear optical devices; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Ring lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference, 2009. OECC 2009. 14th
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4102-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4103-7
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2009.5213769
