Title :
Carbon nanotube photonics
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; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical pulse generation; Photonics; Ring lasers; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
