Open AccessA 31 mW, 280 fs passively mode-locked fiber soliton laser using a high heat-resistant SWNT/P3HT saturable absorber coated with siloxane
Author(s) -
Takato Ono,
Yuichi Hori,
Masato Yoshida,
Toshihiko Hirooka,
Masataka Nakazawa,
Junji Mata,
Jun Tanida
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.20.023659
Subject(s) - materials science , saturable absorption , fiber laser , carbon nanotube , laser , optics , optoelectronics , fiber , composite number , composite material , physics
We report a substantial increase in the heat resistance in a connector-type single-wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) saturable absorber by sealing SWNT/P3HT composite with siloxane. By applying the saturable absorber to a passively mode-locked Er fiber laser, we successfully demonstrated 280 fs, 31 mW pulse generation with a fivefold improvement in heat resistance.