High-performance laser mode-locker with glass-hosted SWNTs realized by room-temperature aerosol deposition

doi:10.1364/OE.19.004762

High-performance laser mode-locker with glass-hosted SWNTs realized by room-temperature aerosol deposition

Hyung-Jun Kim, Ho-Jun Choi, Song-Min Nam, and Yong-Won Song »View Author Affiliations

Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 5, pp. 4762-4767 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.004762

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We preserve optical nonlinear properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) within SiO₂-host employing aerosol deposition (AD) that guarantees the formation of dense ceramic thick films at room temperature without combustion and solubility limitation of the SWNTs. The intact nonlinearity is verified with transmittance check, Raman spectrometry and electron microscopes. As a saturable absorption device, the SiO₂-SWNT composite film successfully mode-locks fiber lasers inducing high-quality output pulses with the measured pulse duration and repetition rate of 890 fs and 9.52 MHz, respectively. After experiencing the intracavity power higher than 20 dBm, the hosted SWNTs are survived to function as the pulse formers.

OCIS Codes
(140.4050) Lasers and laser optics : Mode-locked lasers
(140.7090) Lasers and laser optics : Ultrafast lasers
(160.6030) Materials : Silica
(190.4370) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, fibers

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Lasers and Laser Optics

History
Original Manuscript: January 4, 2011
Revised Manuscript: February 14, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: February 14, 2011
Published: February 25, 2011

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Hyung-Jun Kim, Ho-Jun Choi, Song-Min Nam, and Yong-Won Song, "High-performance laser mode-locker with glass-hosted SWNTs realized by room-temperature aerosol deposition," Opt. Express 19, 4762-4767 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-5-4762

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J. Phys. D Appl. Phys.

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J. Therm. Spray Tech.

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Opt. Express

Polymer (Guildf.)

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