• DocumentCode
    670957
  • Title

    Thulium-doped mode-locked all-fiber laser based on NALM and carbon nanotube saturable absorber

  • Author

    Chernysheva, M.A. ; Krylov, A.A. ; Kryukov, P.G. ; Arutyunyan, Natalia R. ; Pozharov, Anatoly S. ; Obraztsova, Elena D. ; Dianov, Evgeny M.

  • Author_Institution
    Fiber Opt. Res. Center, Moscow, Russia
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    16-20 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We report on a thulium-doped fiber laser mode-locked with a carboxymetylcellulose high-optical quality film with dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes. Laser system based on the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror generates 450 fs pulses with 18 mW maximum average power.
  • Keywords
    carbon nanotubes; laser mirrors; laser mode locking; nanophotonics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical films; optical saturable absorption; thulium; C; NALM; carbon nanotube saturable absorber; carboxymetylcellulose high-optical quality film; dispersed single-walled carbon nanotubes; laser system; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; power 18 mW; thulium-doped mode-locked all-fiber laser; time 450 fs; Cavity resonators; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communications (ECOC), 2012 38th European Conference and Exhibition on
  • Conference_Location
    Amsterdam
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6706218