Title :
Fiber laser with enhanced modelocking using a carbon nanotube-filled micro-Slot saturable absorber
Author :
Martinez, Amos ; Zhou, Kaiming ; Bennion, Ian ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a robust, compact, low-loss saturable absorber consisting of a liquid core waveguide, engraved in an optical fiber and filled with carbon nanotubes. Enhanced modelocking in an all-fiber configuration is achieved.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; micro-optomechanical devices; optical fibre fabrication; optical saturable absorption; all-fiber configuration; carbon nanotube-filled microslot saturable absorber; enhanced modelocking; fiber laser; liquid core waveguide; low-loss saturable absorber; optical fiber engraving; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Microfluidics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical surface waves; Ultrafast optics; (140.4050) Mode-locked lasers; (190.4400) Nonlinear Optics, Materials;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
