title: Nonlinear optical absorption of single-wall carbon nanotubes in carboxymethylcellulose thin polymerfilm and its application as a saturable absorber for mode-locking in pulsed Nd:glass laser.
abstract: Nonlinear optical absorption of single-wall carbon nanotubes in carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) thin polymer film has been studied by the Z-scan method. Nonlinear saturated absorption at lambda=1080 nm was registered with saturation intensity of 170 MW/cm(2). Ultrashort pulses with duration of 3 ps were generated at lambda=1055 nm using this composite polymer film as a saturable absorber for passive mode locking in a neodymium glass laser.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Problems of Chemical Physics RAS, 1 Semenov Avenue, 142432 Chernogolovka, Russia. khudiak@cat.icp.ac.ru
authors.forename: Dmitry V
authors.initials: DV
authors.lastname: Khudyakov
authors.forename: Anatoly S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lobach
authors.forename: Viktor A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Nadtochenko