Carbon nanotube-poly(vinylalcohol) nanocomposite film devices: Applications for femtosecond fiber laser mode lockers and optical amplifier noise suppressors

Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Part 1: Regular Papers and Short Notes and Review Papers

Volumn 44, Issue 4 A, 2005, Pages 1621-1625

  Sakakibara, Youichi ^a   Rozhin, Aleksey G ^a   Kataura, Hiromichi ^a   Achiba, Yohji ^b   Tokumoto, Madoka ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Amplified spontaneous emission; Carbon nanotube; Femtosecond fiber laser; Mode lock; Nanocomposite; Noise suppression; Optical amplifier; Poly(vinylalconol); Saturable absorber; Single wall

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CARBON NANOTUBES; LASER MODE LOCKING; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NOISE ABATEMENT; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; FEMTOSECOND FIBER LASERS; MODE LOCK; NOISE SUPPRESSION; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SINGLE WALL CARBON NANOTUBES (SWNT);

THIN FILMS;

EID: 21244470312     PISSN: 00214922     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1143/JJAP.44.1621     Document Type: Article

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