Versatile multi-wavelength ultrafast fiber laser mode-locked by carbon nanotubes

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2013
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en
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1-5
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, Volume 3
Abstract
Multi-wavelength lasers have widespread applications (e.g. fiber telecommunications, pump-probe measurements, terahertz generation). Here, we report a nanotube-mode-locked all-fiber ultrafast oscillator emitting three wavelengths at the central wavelengths of about 1540, 1550, and 1560 nm, which are tunable by stretching fiber Bragg gratings. The output pulse duration is around 6 ps with a spectral width of ~0.5 nm, agreeing well with the numerical simulations. The triple-laser system is controlled precisely and insensitive to environmental perturbations with <0.04% amplitude fluctuation. Our method provides a simple, stable, low-cost, multi-wavelength ultrafast-pulsed source for spectroscopy, biomedical research and telecommunications.
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carbon nanotubes, mode-locking, multi-wavelength ultrafast laser
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Liu, X, Han, D, Sun, Z, Zeng, C, Lu, H, Mao, D, Cui, Y & Wang, F 2013, ' Versatile multi-wavelength ultrafast fiber laser mode-locked by carbon nanotubes ', Scientific Reports, vol. 3, 2718, pp. 1-5 . https://doi.org/10.1038/srep02718