Title :
Graphene composites for ultrafast photonics
Author :
Bonaccorso, Francesco ; Sun, Zhipei ; Hasan, Tawfique ; Ferrari, Andrea C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
fDate :
Oct. 30 2011-Nov. 2 2011
Abstract :
Ultrafast lasers play a key role in a variety of devices, from basic research to materials processing and medicine. Graphene has great potential as saturable absorber for ultrafast lasers. Here we present an overview of graphene-based ultrafast lasers, from solution processing of the raw materials, to their incorporation into polymers, device fabrication and testing.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; graphene; high-speed optical techniques; optical fabrication; optical saturable absorption; optical testing; device fabrication; fibre lasers; graphene composites; optical testing; saturable absorber; ultrafast lasers; ultrafast photonics; Laser mode locking; Optical device fabrication; Optical surface waves; Photonics; Polymers; Pulsed laser deposition; Ultrasonic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Microopics Conference (MOC), 2011 17th
Conference_Location :
Sendai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1344-6
