Title :
Characterization of saturable absorption of E11 and E22 transitions of carbon nanotubes
Author :
Travers, J.C. ; Morgenweg, J. ; Obraztsova, E.D. ; Lobach, A.S. ; Chernov, A.I. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We characterize the saturable absorption properties of the E11 and E22 transitions of the same highly-purified film of single-wall carbon-nanotubes, and compare the results in terms of modulation-depth, saturation-intensity and mode-locked fiber laser performance.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical modulation; E11 transitions; E22 transitions; highly purified film; mode locked fiber laser; modulation depth; saturable absorption; saturation intensity; single wall carbon nanotubes; Absorption; Carbon nanotubes; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser transitions; Optical films; Physics; Semiconductor lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
