Optical element, and manufacturing method thereof

Details Optical element, and manufacturing method thereof Optical element, and manufacturing method thereof

2005-08-30

2005-08-30

Mulvaney, Elizabeth (Department: 1774)

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C428S064400, C359S298000, C385S018000

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06936322

ABSTRACT:
An optical element according to the present invention has a thin film, in which single-wall carbon nanotubes are laminated, and utilizes a saturable absorption function of the single-wall carbon nanotubes. Further, in a method for producing the optical element according to the present invention, the thin film is formed by spraying, to a body to be coated, a dispersion liquid prepared by dispersing the single-wall carbon nanotubes in a dispersion medium. Accordingly, a nonlinear optical element, which can operate in an optical communication wavelength region and which is extremely inexpensive and efficient, and a method for producing the optical element can be provided.

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