Title :
Mode-locking by nanotubes of a Raman laser based on a highly doped GeO2 fiber
Author :
Castellani, C.E.S. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Popa, D. ; Sun, Z. ; Hasan, T. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Medvedkov, O.I. ; Vasiliev, S.A. ; Dianov, E.M. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Blackett Lab., London, UK
Abstract :
A mode-locked Raman laser, using 25 m of a GeO2 doped fiber as the gain medium, is reported employing carbon nanotubes. The oscillator generates 850 ps chirped pulses, which are externally compressed to 185 ps.
Keywords :
Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber dispersion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
