Title :
Fabrication of SU8/SWCNT films as saturable absorbers
Author :
Hernandez-Romano, I. ; May-Arrioja, D.A. ; Sanchez-Mondragon, J.J. ; Delfyett, Peter J.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Dept., INAOE, Tonantzintla, Mexico
Abstract :
We report the fabrication of novel SU8/SWCNT composite materials as saturable absorbes. The film can be easily inserted between two FC/APC connectors in order to have an inline saturable absorber. A passive mode-locked laser is created by placing this device in an Erbium doped fiber (L-band) ring cavity laser. The laser produces 871 fs pulses with a repetition rate of 21.26 MHz.
Keywords :
composite materials; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fabrication; optical films; optical saturable absorption; FC/APC connectors; Jk:Er; L-band; SU8/SWCNT composite materials; SU8/SWCNT films; fiber ring cavity laser; frequency 21.26 MHz; passive mode-locked laser; saturable absorbers; time 871 fs; Carbon nanotubes; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Films; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber devices;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Playa del Carmen
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3730-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3731-3
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553674
