Ultrashort stretched-pulse L-band laser using carbon-nanotube saturable absorber

H. Ahmad, A. Zulkifli, F. Muhammad, M. Zulkifli, K. Thambiratnam, and S. Harun, “Mode-locked l-band bismuth–erbium fiber laser using carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. B 115(3), 407–412 (2014).
[Crossref]

J. L. Luo, L. Li, Y. Q. Ge, X. X. Jin, D. Y. Tang, D. Y. Shen, S. M. Zhang, and L. M. Zhao, “L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26(24), 2438–2441 (2014).
[Crossref]

Z. H. Yu, Y. G. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Z. Dong, J. R. Tian, and Y. R. Song, “A 66 fs highly stable single wall carbon nanotube mode locked fiber laser,” Laser Phys. 24(1), 015105 (2014).
[Crossref]

H. H. Liu and K. K. Chow, “Enhanced stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion by high-contrast saturable absorbers,” Opt. Lett. 39(1), 150–153 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

J. Q. Zhao, Y. Gwang, P. G. Yan, S. C. Ruan, G. L. Zhang, H. Q. Li, and Y. H. Tsang, “An l-band graphene-oxide mode-locked fiber laser delivering bright and dark pulses,” Laser Phys. 23(7), 075105 (2013).
[Crossref]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

D. Popa, Z. Sun, T. Hasan, W. B. Cho, F. Wang, F. Torrisi, and A. C. Ferrari, “74-fs nanotube-mode-locked fiber laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(15), 153107 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. Nishizawa, Y. Nozaki, E. Itoga, H. Kataura, and Y. Sakakibara, “Dispersion-managed, high-power, er-doped ultrashort-pulse fiber laser using carbon-nanotube polyimide film,” Opt. Express 19(22), 21874–21879 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Zhang, Q. L. Bao, D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, and K. Loh, “Large energy soliton erbium-doped fiber laser with a graphene-polymer composite mode locker,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95(14), 141103 (2009).
[Crossref]

M. E. Fermann and I. Hartl, “Ultrafast fiber laser technology,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 15(1), 191–206 (2009).
[Crossref]

T. Hasan, Z. Sun, F. Wang, F. Bonaccorso, P. H. Tan, A. G. Rozhin, and A. C. Ferrari, “Nanotube–polymer composites for ultrafast photonics,” Adv. Mater. 21(38‐39), 3874–3899 (2009).
[Crossref]

Z. Sun, A. G. Rozhin, F. Wang, V. Scardaci, W. I. Milne, I. H. White, F. Hennrich, and A. C. Ferrari, “L-band ultrafast fiber laser mode locked by carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6), 061114 (2008).
[Crossref]

Y. W. Song, S. Yamashita, C. S. Goh, and S. Y. Set, “Carbon nanotube mode lockers with enhanced nonlinearity via evanescent field interaction in d-shaped fibers,” Opt. Lett. 32(2), 148–150 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Kieu and M. Mansuripur, “Femtosecond laser pulse generation with a fiber taper embedded in carbon nanotube/polymer composite,” Opt. Lett. 32(15), 2242–2244 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. R. Lin, J. Y. Chang, Y. S. Liao, and H. H. Lu, “L-band erbium-doped fiber laser with coupling-ratio controlled wavelength tunability,” Opt. Express 14(21), 9743–9749 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. Y. Set, H. Yaguchi, Y. Tanaka, and M. Jablonski, “Ultrafast fiber pulsed lasers incorporating carbon nanotubes,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 10(1), 137–146 (2004).
[Crossref]

U. Keller, “Recent developments in compact ultrafast lasers,” Nature 424(6950), 831–838 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

L. E. Nelson, D. J. Jones, K. Tamura, H. A. Haus, and E. P. Ippen, “Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers,” Appl. Phys. B. 65(2), 277–294 (1997).
[Crossref]

Y. Kimura and M. Nakazawa, “Lasing characteristics of er3+‐doped silica fibers from 1553 up to 1603 nm,” J. Appl. Phys. 64(2), 516–520 (1988).
[Crossref]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

H. Ahmad, A. Zulkifli, F. Muhammad, M. Zulkifli, K. Thambiratnam, and S. Harun, “Mode-locked l-band bismuth–erbium fiber laser using carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. B 115(3), 407–412 (2014).
[Crossref]

H. Zhang, Q. L. Bao, D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, and K. Loh, “Large energy soliton erbium-doped fiber laser with a graphene-polymer composite mode locker,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95(14), 141103 (2009).
[Crossref]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Hasan, Z. Sun, F. Wang, F. Bonaccorso, P. H. Tan, A. G. Rozhin, and A. C. Ferrari, “Nanotube–polymer composites for ultrafast photonics,” Adv. Mater. 21(38‐39), 3874–3899 (2009).
[Crossref]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

G. R. Lin, J. Y. Chang, Y. S. Liao, and H. H. Lu, “L-band erbium-doped fiber laser with coupling-ratio controlled wavelength tunability,” Opt. Express 14(21), 9743–9749 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Popa, Z. Sun, T. Hasan, W. B. Cho, F. Wang, F. Torrisi, and A. C. Ferrari, “74-fs nanotube-mode-locked fiber laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(15), 153107 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

H. H. Liu and K. K. Chow, “Enhanced stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion by high-contrast saturable absorbers,” Opt. Lett. 39(1), 150–153 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

Z. H. Yu, Y. G. Wang, X. Zhang, X. Z. Dong, J. R. Tian, and Y. R. Song, “A 66 fs highly stable single wall carbon nanotube mode locked fiber laser,” Laser Phys. 24(1), 015105 (2014).
[Crossref]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

M. E. Fermann and I. Hartl, “Ultrafast fiber laser technology,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 15(1), 191–206 (2009).
[Crossref]

D. Popa, Z. Sun, T. Hasan, W. B. Cho, F. Wang, F. Torrisi, and A. C. Ferrari, “74-fs nanotube-mode-locked fiber laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(15), 153107 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Hasan, Z. Sun, F. Wang, F. Bonaccorso, P. H. Tan, A. G. Rozhin, and A. C. Ferrari, “Nanotube–polymer composites for ultrafast photonics,” Adv. Mater. 21(38‐39), 3874–3899 (2009).
[Crossref]

Z. Sun, A. G. Rozhin, F. Wang, V. Scardaci, W. I. Milne, I. H. White, F. Hennrich, and A. C. Ferrari, “L-band ultrafast fiber laser mode locked by carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6), 061114 (2008).
[Crossref]

J. L. Luo, L. Li, Y. Q. Ge, X. X. Jin, D. Y. Tang, D. Y. Shen, S. M. Zhang, and L. M. Zhao, “L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26(24), 2438–2441 (2014).
[Crossref]

Y. W. Song, S. Yamashita, C. S. Goh, and S. Y. Set, “Carbon nanotube mode lockers with enhanced nonlinearity via evanescent field interaction in d-shaped fibers,” Opt. Lett. 32(2), 148–150 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Q. Zhao, Y. Gwang, P. G. Yan, S. C. Ruan, G. L. Zhang, H. Q. Li, and Y. H. Tsang, “An l-band graphene-oxide mode-locked fiber laser delivering bright and dark pulses,” Laser Phys. 23(7), 075105 (2013).
[Crossref]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

M. E. Fermann and I. Hartl, “Ultrafast fiber laser technology,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 15(1), 191–206 (2009).
[Crossref]

H. Ahmad, A. Zulkifli, F. Muhammad, M. Zulkifli, K. Thambiratnam, and S. Harun, “Mode-locked l-band bismuth–erbium fiber laser using carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. B 115(3), 407–412 (2014).
[Crossref]

D. Popa, Z. Sun, T. Hasan, W. B. Cho, F. Wang, F. Torrisi, and A. C. Ferrari, “74-fs nanotube-mode-locked fiber laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(15), 153107 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Hasan, Z. Sun, F. Wang, F. Bonaccorso, P. H. Tan, A. G. Rozhin, and A. C. Ferrari, “Nanotube–polymer composites for ultrafast photonics,” Adv. Mater. 21(38‐39), 3874–3899 (2009).
[Crossref]

L. E. Nelson, D. J. Jones, K. Tamura, H. A. Haus, and E. P. Ippen, “Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers,” Appl. Phys. B. 65(2), 277–294 (1997).
[Crossref]

Z. Sun, A. G. Rozhin, F. Wang, V. Scardaci, W. I. Milne, I. H. White, F. Hennrich, and A. C. Ferrari, “L-band ultrafast fiber laser mode locked by carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6), 061114 (2008).
[Crossref]

L. E. Nelson, D. J. Jones, K. Tamura, H. A. Haus, and E. P. Ippen, “Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers,” Appl. Phys. B. 65(2), 277–294 (1997).
[Crossref]

N. Nishizawa, Y. Nozaki, E. Itoga, H. Kataura, and Y. Sakakibara, “Dispersion-managed, high-power, er-doped ultrashort-pulse fiber laser using carbon-nanotube polyimide film,” Opt. Express 19(22), 21874–21879 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

S. Y. Set, H. Yaguchi, Y. Tanaka, and M. Jablonski, “Ultrafast fiber pulsed lasers incorporating carbon nanotubes,” IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron. 10(1), 137–146 (2004).
[Crossref]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

J. L. Luo, L. Li, Y. Q. Ge, X. X. Jin, D. Y. Tang, D. Y. Shen, S. M. Zhang, and L. M. Zhao, “L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26(24), 2438–2441 (2014).
[Crossref]

L. E. Nelson, D. J. Jones, K. Tamura, H. A. Haus, and E. P. Ippen, “Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers,” Appl. Phys. B. 65(2), 277–294 (1997).
[Crossref]

N. Nishizawa, Y. Nozaki, E. Itoga, H. Kataura, and Y. Sakakibara, “Dispersion-managed, high-power, er-doped ultrashort-pulse fiber laser using carbon-nanotube polyimide film,” Opt. Express 19(22), 21874–21879 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

U. Keller, “Recent developments in compact ultrafast lasers,” Nature 424(6950), 831–838 (2003).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

K. Kieu and M. Mansuripur, “Femtosecond laser pulse generation with a fiber taper embedded in carbon nanotube/polymer composite,” Opt. Lett. 32(15), 2242–2244 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Y. Kimura and M. Nakazawa, “Lasing characteristics of er3+‐doped silica fibers from 1553 up to 1603 nm,” J. Appl. Phys. 64(2), 516–520 (1988).
[Crossref]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

J. Q. Zhao, Y. Gwang, P. G. Yan, S. C. Ruan, G. L. Zhang, H. Q. Li, and Y. H. Tsang, “An l-band graphene-oxide mode-locked fiber laser delivering bright and dark pulses,” Laser Phys. 23(7), 075105 (2013).
[Crossref]

J. L. Luo, L. Li, Y. Q. Ge, X. X. Jin, D. Y. Tang, D. Y. Shen, S. M. Zhang, and L. M. Zhao, “L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26(24), 2438–2441 (2014).
[Crossref]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

G. R. Lin, J. Y. Chang, Y. S. Liao, and H. H. Lu, “L-band erbium-doped fiber laser with coupling-ratio controlled wavelength tunability,” Opt. Express 14(21), 9743–9749 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

G. R. Lin, J. Y. Chang, Y. S. Liao, and H. H. Lu, “L-band erbium-doped fiber laser with coupling-ratio controlled wavelength tunability,” Opt. Express 14(21), 9743–9749 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. H. Liu and K. K. Chow, “Enhanced stability of dispersion-managed mode-locked fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion by high-contrast saturable absorbers,” Opt. Lett. 39(1), 150–153 (2014).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Zhang, Q. L. Bao, D. Y. Tang, L. M. Zhao, and K. Loh, “Large energy soliton erbium-doped fiber laser with a graphene-polymer composite mode locker,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 95(14), 141103 (2009).
[Crossref]

G. R. Lin, J. Y. Chang, Y. S. Liao, and H. H. Lu, “L-band erbium-doped fiber laser with coupling-ratio controlled wavelength tunability,” Opt. Express 14(21), 9743–9749 (2006).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. L. Luo, L. Li, Y. Q. Ge, X. X. Jin, D. Y. Tang, D. Y. Shen, S. M. Zhang, and L. M. Zhao, “L-band femtosecond fiber laser mode locked by nonlinear polarization rotation,” IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 26(24), 2438–2441 (2014).
[Crossref]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

K. Kieu and M. Mansuripur, “Femtosecond laser pulse generation with a fiber taper embedded in carbon nanotube/polymer composite,” Opt. Lett. 32(15), 2242–2244 (2007).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

J. Du, S. M. Zhang, H. F. Li, Y. C. Meng, X. L. Li, and Y. P. Hao, “L-band passively harmonic mode-locked fiber laser based on a graphene saturable absorber,” Laser Phys. Lett. 9(12), 896–900 (2012).
[Crossref]

Z. Sun, A. G. Rozhin, F. Wang, V. Scardaci, W. I. Milne, I. H. White, F. Hennrich, and A. C. Ferrari, “L-band ultrafast fiber laser mode locked by carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6), 061114 (2008).
[Crossref]

H. Ahmad, A. Zulkifli, F. Muhammad, M. Zulkifli, K. Thambiratnam, and S. Harun, “Mode-locked l-band bismuth–erbium fiber laser using carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. B 115(3), 407–412 (2014).
[Crossref]

Y. Kimura and M. Nakazawa, “Lasing characteristics of er3+‐doped silica fibers from 1553 up to 1603 nm,” J. Appl. Phys. 64(2), 516–520 (1988).
[Crossref]

L. E. Nelson, D. J. Jones, K. Tamura, H. A. Haus, and E. P. Ippen, “Ultrashort-pulse fiber ring lasers,” Appl. Phys. B. 65(2), 277–294 (1997).
[Crossref]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

N. Nishizawa, Y. Nozaki, E. Itoga, H. Kataura, and Y. Sakakibara, “Dispersion-managed, high-power, er-doped ultrashort-pulse fiber laser using carbon-nanotube polyimide film,” Opt. Express 19(22), 21874–21879 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

N. Nishizawa, Y. Nozaki, E. Itoga, H. Kataura, and Y. Sakakibara, “Dispersion-managed, high-power, er-doped ultrashort-pulse fiber laser using carbon-nanotube polyimide film,” Opt. Express 19(22), 21874–21879 (2011).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

H. Kataura, Y. Kumazawa, Y. Maniwa, I. Umezu, S. Suzuki, Y. Ohtsuka, and Y. Achiba, “Optical properties of single-wall carbon nanotubes,” Synth. Met. 103(1–3), 2555–2558 (1999).
[Crossref]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

D. Popa, Z. Sun, T. Hasan, W. B. Cho, F. Wang, F. Torrisi, and A. C. Ferrari, “74-fs nanotube-mode-locked fiber laser,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 101(15), 153107 (2012).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

P. Nikolaev, M. J. Bronikowski, R. K. Bradley, F. Rohmund, D. T. Colbert, K. A. Smith, and R. E. Smalley, “Gas-phase catalytic growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes from carbon monoxide,” Chem. Phys. Lett. 313(1–2), 91–97 (1999).
[Crossref]

H. Jeong, S. Y. Choi, F. Rotermund, Y. H. Cha, D. Y. Jeong, and D. I. Yeom, “All-fiber mode-locked laser oscillator with pulse energy of 34 nj using a single-walled carbon nanotube saturable absorber,” Opt. Express 22(19), 22667–22672 (2014).
[PubMed]

Z. G. Lu, J. R. Liu, P. J. Poole, S. Raymond, P. J. Barrios, D. Poitras, G. Pakulski, P. Grant, and D. Roy-Guay, “An l-band monolithic InAs/InP quantum dot mode-locked laser with femtosecond pulses,” Opt. Express 17(16), 13609–13614 (2009).
[Crossref] [PubMed]

T. Hasan, Z. Sun, F. Wang, F. Bonaccorso, P. H. Tan, A. G. Rozhin, and A. C. Ferrari, “Nanotube–polymer composites for ultrafast photonics,” Adv. Mater. 21(38‐39), 3874–3899 (2009).
[Crossref]

Z. Sun, A. G. Rozhin, F. Wang, V. Scardaci, W. I. Milne, I. H. White, F. Hennrich, and A. C. Ferrari, “L-band ultrafast fiber laser mode locked by carbon nanotubes,” Appl. Phys. Lett. 93(6), 061114 (2008).
[Crossref]

J. Q. Zhao, Y. Gwang, P. G. Yan, S. C. Ruan, G. L. Zhang, H. Q. Li, and Y. H. Tsang, “An l-band graphene-oxide mode-locked fiber laser delivering bright and dark pulses,” Laser Phys. 23(7), 075105 (2013).
[Crossref]

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