Double-wall carbon nanotubes for wide-band, ultrafast pulse generation.
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Author(s)
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Journal Article
Abstract
We demonstrate wide-band ultrafast optical pulse generation at 1, 1.5, and 2 μm using a single-polymer composite saturable absorber based on double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWNTs). The freestanding optical quality polymer composite is prepared from nanotubes dispersed in water with poly(vinyl alcohol) as the host matrix. The composite is then integrated into ytterbium-, erbium-, and thulium-doped fiber laser cavities. Using this single DWNT-polymer composite, we achieve 4.85 ps, 532 fs, and 1.6 ps mode-locked pulses at 1066, 1559, and 1883 nm, respectively, highlighting the potential of DWNTs for wide-band ultrafast photonics.
Date Issued
2014-05-27
Date Acceptance
2014-04-15
Citation
ACS Nano, 2014, 8 (5), pp.4836-4847
ISSN
1936-086X
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Start Page
4836
End Page
4847
Journal / Book Title
ACS Nano
Volume
8
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24735347
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Technology
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry, Physical
Nanoscience & Nanotechnology
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Chemistry
Science & Technology - Other Topics
Materials Science
CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL
MATERIALS SCIENCE, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
NANOSCIENCE & NANOTECHNOLOGY
double-wall carbon nanotubes
polymer composites
saturable absorber
ultrafast laser
NONLINEAR-OPTICAL RESPONSE
SINGLE-WALL
SATURABLE ABSORBER
POLYMER COMPOSITES
RAMAN-SPECTROSCOPY
ENERGY-TRANSFER
MODE-LOCKING
FIBER LASERS
MU-M
GRAPHENE
MD Multidisciplinary
Publication Status
Published