Single-wall carbon nanotubes for optical limiting

Vivien, Laurent; Anglaret, Éric; Riehl, Didier; Bacou, F.; Journet, Catherine; Goze, C.; Andrieux, M.; Brunet, M.; Lafonta, F.; Bernier, P.; Hache, F.

doi:10.1016/s0009-2614(99)00528-x

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“…Z-scan, the time-resolved pump-probe technique, white light emission measurement, the nonlinear transmittance experiment and the shadowgraphic imaging technique. 10,[41][42][43][44]49,54,56 Solvent bubble growth and the phase transition of CNTs at a range of incident fluences were observed, which confirmed that NLS, arising from solvent bubble and carbon vapour bubble formation, dominates the NLO properties of CNT suspensions. The impact of the incident beam wavelength and pulse duration on the optical limiting performance has been studied as well.…”

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Carbon nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices

2009

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Carbon nanotubes possess not only outstanding mechanical, electrical and thermal properties but also unique nonlinear optical properties. In this Feature Article, we review the recent developments of the carbon nanotube and its composites for nonlinear optical applications. Two research hot spots are discussed: optical limiting for laser protection and the saturable absorber as a mode-locking component for ultra-short pulsed lasers. The physical mechanism, materials and devices are intensively introduced for each application. All of the investigations indicate that the carbon nanotube is one of the main competitive candidates for next generation of photonic components.

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Carbon nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices

2009

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“…Furthermore, the limiting strongly depends on the host liquid. While this manuscript was in preparation, optical limiting in a water suspension of SWNTs has been reported by Vivien et al [8]. However, the present report includes studies of three host liquids, an aspect relevant to optical limiting, and the results suggest that the optical limiting is due to nonlinear scattering from absorption-induced microbubbles.…”

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“…On the other hand, Chen et al [6] found stronger optical limiting in MWNT suspension in ethanol compared to C 60 solution in toluene. Similarly, Vivien et al [8] also reported stronger optical limiting in SWNT suspension in water compared to C 60 solution in toluene. We note that optical limiting due to nonlinear refraction of thermal origin would be stronger for longer pulses used in our experiments.…”

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Optical limiting in single-walled carbon nanotube suspensions

Mishra

Rawat

Mehendale

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Chemical Physics Letters

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Optical limiting behaviour of suspensions of single-walled carbon nanotubes in water, ethanol and ethylene glycol is reported. Experiments with 532 nm, 15 nsec duration laser pulses show that optical limiting occurs mainly due to nonlinear scattering. The observed host liquid dependence of optical limiting in different suspensions suggests that the scattering originates from microbubbles formed due to absorption-induced heating.

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“…This can be utilized to effectively protect delicate optical instruments as well as the human eye. A number of organic materials, including phthalocyanines, [162,163] porphyrins, [164] fullerenes, [165,166] and nanotubes, [167][168][169][170][171] show strong nonlinear extinction to highintensity light, hence could serve as candidates for practical optical limiters. Contrary to the saturable absorption effect described above, optical limiting in CNT-based composites is due to nonlinear scattering, originating from heat-induced solvent-vapor bubbles and CNT sublimation.…”

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Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Ultrafast Photonics

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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 at electronics and photonics, where a number of promising applications have already been demonstrated. One such example is nanotube‐based saturable absorbers. These can be used as all‐optical switches, optical amplifier noise suppressors, or mode‐lockers to generate ultrashort laser pulses. Here, we review various aspects of fabrication, characterization, device implementation and operation of nanotube‐polymer composites to be used in photonic applications. We also summarize recent results on graphene‐based saturable absorbers for ultrafast lasers.

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Single-wall carbon nanotubes for optical limiting

Cited by 120 publications

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Carbon nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices

Carbon nanotubes and nanotube composites for nonlinear optical devices

Optical limiting in single-walled carbon nanotube suspensions

Nanotube–Polymer Composites for Ultrafast Photonics

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