Abstract
We fabricate a nanotube-polyvinyl alcohol saturable absorber with a broad absorption at 1.6 μm. We demonstrate a pulsed fiber laser working in the telecommunication L band by using this composite as a mode locker. This gives ∼498±16 fs pulses at 1601 nm with a 26.7 MHz repetition rate.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 061114 |
Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
Volume | 93 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 25 Aug 2008 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physics and Astronomy (miscellaneous)