Ultra-short optical pulse generation with single-layer graphene

Journal of Nonlinear Optical Physics and Materials

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 767-771

  Lee, C C ^a   Schibli, T R ^a   Acosta, G ^b   Bunch, J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Graphene; laser mode locking; optical nanomaterial; saturable absorption

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; LASER MODE LOCKING; LOCKS (FASTENERS); NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SOLID STATE LASERS;

DIODE-PUMPED; ER:YB:GLASS; NONLINEAR OPTICAL RESPONSE; NOVEL MATERIALS; SATURABLE ABSORPTION; SINGLE LAYER; ULTRA SHORT OPTICAL PULSE; ULTRAHIGH REPETITION RATES;

OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS;

EID: 84863115971     PISSN: 02188635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S021886351000573X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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