Title :
Ultrashort-cavity passively mode-locked fiber lasers using carbon nanotubes
Author :
Yamashita, Shinji ; Song, Yong-Won ; Set, Sze Y. ; Hsu, Kevin
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
Abstract :
We review our studies on high-repetition rate, ultrashort-cavity mode-locked fiber Fabry-Perot lasers (FFPLs) using Er:Yb fiber and carbon nanotube (CNT) based mode lockers. We also present our recent results of an ultrashort-cavity SOA-based mode-locked laser.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; erbium; fibre lasers; laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; optical materials; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ytterbium; C; Er:Yb fiber; SOA; carbon nanotube; fiber Fabry-Perot lasers; passive mode-locking; ultrashort-cavity; Absorption; Carbon nanotubes; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Semiconductor lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215893
