Zhang, ZewangPopa, D.Sun, Z.Hasan, T.Ferrari, A.C.İlday, F. Ömer2016-02-082016-02-082013http://hdl.handle.net/11693/28057Date of Conference: 12-16 May 2013Single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) and graphene have emerged as promising saturable absorbers (SAs), due to their broad operation bandwidth and fast recovery times [1-3]. However, Yb-doped fiber lasers mode-locked using CNT and graphene SAs have generated relatively long pulses. All-fiber cavity designs are highly favored for their environmental robustness. Here, we demonstrate an all-fiber Yb-doped laser based on a SWNT saturable absorber, which allows generation of 8.7 ps-long pulses, externally compressed to 118 fs. To the best of our knowledge, these are the shortest pulses obtained with SWNT SAs from a Yb-doped fiber laser. © 2013 IEEE.EnglishCarbon nanotubesFiber lasersGrapheneLocks (fasteners)Mode-locked fiber lasersQuantum electronicsSaturable absorbersSemiconductor quantum wellsYtterbiumCavity designEnvironmental robustnessFast recoveryLaser-basedLong pulseMode-lockedOperation bandwidthYb-doped fiber lasersElectron opticsConference Paper10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2013.6801391