Title :
Mode-locking using right-angle waveguide, based nanotube saturable absorber
Author :
Brown, G. ; Thomson, R.R. ; Beecher, Stephen J. ; Mary, Rose ; Popa, D. ; Sun, Zhongyuan ; Torrisi, F. ; Hasan, T. ; Milana, S. ; Bonaccorso, F. ; Ferrari, A.C. ; Kar, Ajoy K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics & Quantum Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We report passive mode-locking of an Er-doped fiber laser using carbon nanotubes deposited on the facet of a right-angle optical waveguide.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical saturable absorption; optical waveguides; carbon nanotubes; fiber laser mode-locking; nanotube saturable absorber; right-angle optical waveguide; right-angle waveguide; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Graphene; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber devices; Optical waveguides; Surface emitting lasers; Waveguide lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2013.6600164
