Carbon nanotubes for ultrafast photonics

V. Scardaci, A. G. Rozhin, P. H. Tan, F. Wang, I. H. White, W. I. Milne, A. C. Ferrari

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Abstract

We report characterization by absorption and photoluminescence excitation (PLE) spectroscopy of carbon nanotube solutions, which are then used for nanotube-based composite preparation. PLE shows the presence of bundles in the solution. The composite show a saturation intensity of 5 MW/cm2 and is used in a fibre laser to generate pulses as short as 866 fs at about 1530 nm.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4303-4307
Number of pages5
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research
Volume244
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2007

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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