Title :
Stretched-pulse mode-locking using a mechanically exfoliated graphene saturable absorber
Author :
Martinez, Amos ; Yamashita, Shinji
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate stretched-pulse modelocking using a saturable absorber fabricated by mechanical exfoliation of graphene. Such saturable absorber offers advantages such as ease of fabrication and robustness to optical damage under high intensities.
Keywords :
graphene; laser mode locking; optical fabrication; optical materials; optical saturable absorption; C; graphene; mechanical exfoliation; optical damage; optical saturable absorber; stretched-pulse mode-locking; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Pulsed laser deposition;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
