Title :
Bismuth-doped fiber integrated ring laser mode-locked with a nanotube-based saturable absorber
Author :
Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Travers, J.C. ; Sun, Z. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Golant, K.M. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Phys. Dept., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a bismuth-doped fiber laser using a single-wall nanotube-based saturable absorber. Stable operation in the all-normal dispersion and average soliton regime is obtained, with an all-fiber integrated format.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Laser stability; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber testing; Optical solitons; Ring 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, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
