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 …

One and two dimensional forms of carbon, Carbon nanotube and graphene, have
interesting and useful not only electronic but also photonic properties. This tutorial will …

Low-dimensional materials, due to their unique and versatile properties, are very interesting
for numerous applications in electronics and optoelectronics. Recently rediscovered black …

We demonstrate mode-locking of a thulium-doped fiber laser operating at 1.94 μm, using a
graphene-polymer based saturable absorber. The laser outputs 3.6 ps pulses, with∼ 0.4 nJ …

Ultrafast lasers play an increasingly important role in many applications. Nanotubes and
graphene have emerged as promising novel saturable absorbers for passive mode-locking …

Carbon nanotubes possess not only outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal
properties but also unique nonlinear optical properties. In this Feature Article, we review the …

Soliton Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser With Carbon Nanotube Saturable Absorber Page 1 128
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, VOL. 21, NO. 3, FEBRUARY 1, 2009 Soliton …

Stable and self-starting mode-locking of a Tm: KLu (WO_4) _2 crystal laser is demonstrated
using a transmission-type single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) based saturable …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) possess extremely anisotropic electronic, thermal, and optical
properties owing to their 1D character. While their linear optical properties have been …

We report on the first passively Q-switched Nd: YAlO_3 laser at~ 1079.5 nm using MoS_2 as
saturable absorber. The MoS_2 saturable absorber is fabricated by transferring the liquid …