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Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Ultrafast Photonics
Author(s) -
Hasan Tawfique,
Sun Zhipei,
Wang Fengqiu,
Bonaccorso Francesco,
Tan Ping Heng,
Rozhin Aleksey G.,
Ferrari Andrea C.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200901122
Subject(s) - materials science , carbon nanotube , ultrashort pulse , photonics , graphene , laser , fabrication , nanotechnology , polymer , nanotube , optoelectronics , composite material , optics , medicine , physics , alternative medicine , pathology
Polymer composites are one of the most attractive near‐term means to exploit the unique properties of carbon nanotubes and graphene. This is particularly true for composites aimed at electronics and photonics, where a number of promising applications have already been demonstrated. One such example is nanotube‐based saturable absorbers. These can be used as all‐optical switches, optical amplifier noise suppressors, or mode‐lockers to generate ultrashort laser pulses. Here, we review various aspects of fabrication, characterization, device implementation and operation of nanotube‐polymer composites to be used in photonic applications. We also summarize recent results on graphene‐based saturable absorbers for ultrafast lasers.