Title :
Mechanical exfoliation of graphene for mode-lock laser applications
Author :
Martinez, A. ; Fuse, Kazuyuki ; Xu, Bo ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In this paper, we demonstrate efficient sub-picosecond passive mode-locked operation of a ring cavity fiber lasers by using a saturable absorber consisting of mechanically exfoliated multi-layered graphene.
Keywords :
graphene; laser mode locking; optical fibre amplifiers; optical saturable absorption; graphene; mechanical exfoliation; mode-lock laser applications; ring cavity fiber lasers; saturable absorber; Fiber lasers; Laser applications; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Pump lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
