Title :
Polarization dynamics of dissipative solitons in a erbium doped fiber laser passively mode locked by carbon nanotube polymer composite
Author :
Chengbo Mou ; Sergeyev, Sergey ; Kolpakov, Stanislav ; Arif, Raz ; Rozhin, Alekesey ; Chernysheva, Maria ; Turitsyn, Sergei
Author_Institution :
Aston Inst. of Photonics Technol., Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
Abstract :
Here we present first investigation of polarization dynamics from a carbon nanotube mode locked erbium doped fiber laser. Both vector and polarization switching dissipative soliton have been observed.
Keywords :
carbon nanotubes; composite materials; erbium; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; light polarisation; optical polymers; optical solitons; carbon nanotube mode locked erbium doped fiber laser; carbon nanotube polymer composite; erbium doped fiber laser passively mode locking; polarization dynamics; polarization switching dissipative soliton; vector switching dissipative soliton; Carbon nanotubes; Laser mode locking; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
