The physics of ultrafast saturable absorption in graphene
The ultrafast saturable absorption in graphene is experimentally and theoretically investigated in the femtosecond (fs) time regime. This phenomenon is well-modeled with valence band depletion, conduction band filling and ultrafast intraband carrier thermalization. The latter is dominated by intraba...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79994 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6498 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | The ultrafast saturable absorption in graphene is experimentally and theoretically investigated in the femtosecond (fs) time regime. This phenomenon is well-modeled with valence band depletion, conduction band filling and ultrafast intraband carrier thermalization. The latter is dominated by intraband carrier-carrier scattering with a scattering time of 8 ( ± 3) fs, which is far beyond the time resolution of other ultrafast techniques with hundred fs laser pulses. Our results strongly suggest that graphene is an excellent atomic layer saturable absorber. |
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