147 fs, 51 MHz soliton fiber laser at 1.56 microm with a fiber-connector-type SWNT/P3HT saturable absorber.
We fabricated a fiber-connector-type saturable absorber in which SWNTs and P3HT (poly-3-hexylthiophene) were coated on the fiber connector end. This saturable absorber allowed us to realize a short laser cavity length. We used a soliton cavity configuration to generate the shortest pulse (147 fs) at the highest repetition rate (51 MHz) yet obtained with carbon nanotubes (CNT) related saturable absorbers.
Shohda
Fumio
F
Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8577 Japan. f-shohda@riec.tohoku.ac.jp
Shirato
Takafumi
T
Nakazawa
Masataka
M
Mata
Junji
J
Tsukamoto
Jun
J
D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D007834:Lasers; D008027:Light; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000295:instrumentation*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D055100:Optical Fibers; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012542:Scattering, Radiation
D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds; C526212:poly(3-hexyl)selenophene