Graphene Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser

Details Graphene Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser Graphene Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser

2009-09-02

arxiv.org/abs/0909.0457v1

ACS Nano 4, 803 (2010)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

Scientific paper

10.1021/nn901703e

Graphene is at the center of a significant research effort. Near-ballistic transport at room temperature and high mobility make it a potential material for nanoelectronics. Its electronic and mechanical properties are also ideal for micro and nanomechanical systems, thin-film transistors and transparent and conductive composites and electrodes. Here we exploit the optoelectronic properties of graphene to realize an ultrafast laser. A graphene-polymer composite is fabricated using wet-chemistry techniques. Pauli blocking following intense illumination results in saturable absorption, independent of wavelength. This is used to passively mode-lock an Erbium-doped fibre laser working at 1559nm, with a 5.24nm spectral bandwidth and ~460fs pulse duration, paving the way to graphene-based photonics.

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