title: Ultrafast Raman laser mode-locked by nanotubes.
abstract: We demonstrate passive mode-locking of a Raman fiber laser using a nanotube-based saturable absorber coupled to a net normal dispersion cavity. This generates highly chirped 500 ps pulses. These are then compressed down to 2 ps, with 1.4 kW peak power, making it a simple wavelength-versatile source for various applications.
authors: Department of Physics, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, London, UK. c.schmidt‐castellani09@imperial.ac.uk
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