Title :
Nanotube mode-locked, low repetition rate pulse source for fiber-based supercontinuum generation at low average pump power
Author :
Woodward, R.I. ; Kelleher, E.J.R. ; Runcorn, T.H. ; Popa, D. ; Hasan, T. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Popov, S.V. ; Taylor, J.R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Imperial Coll. London, London, UK
Abstract :
We demonstrate a nanotube mode-locked fiber laser with low repetition rate (244 kHz), enabling supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fiber spanning 600 to 2000 nm, at a low average pump power of 87 mW.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; holey fibres; laser beams; laser mode locking; nanotubes; optical pumping; photonic crystals; supercontinuum generation; fiber-based supercontinuum generation; low average pump power; low repetition rate pulse source; nanotube mode-locked fiber laser; photonic crystal fiber; power 87 mW; wavelength 600 nm to 2000 nm; Cavity resonators; Graphene; Laser excitation; Laser mode locking; Oscillators; Pump lasers; Supercontinuum generation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
