Ultrafast Raman laser mode-locked by nanotubes

Opt Lett. 2011 Oct 15;36(20):3996-8. doi: 10.1364/OL.36.003996.

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.