Title :
Recent progress in CNT-enhanced fiber optics
Author_Institution :
Center for Energy Materials Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-791, Korea
Abstract :
We demonstrate carbon nanotube (CNT)-incorporated optical nonlinear devices employing the interaction of CNTs with the evanescent field of propagating light in fibers for both passive mode-lockers of high-power fiber lasers and Kerr switches. We achieve 6.5-nJ picosecond output pulses as well as ≫20-dB switching extinction ratio with the proposed scheme.
Keywords :
Carbon nanotubes; Fiber nonlinear optics; High power fiber lasers; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical surface waves; Optical switches;
Conference_Titel :
Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
Conference_Location :
Shanghai, China
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-877-3
