Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 51, Issue 10, 1014004(2022)

Active-passive Q-switched Fiber Laser Based on Graphene All-optical Modulation(Invited)

Tianqi WANG1,2、*, Duidui LI1,2, Beibei LIU1,2, Man JIANG1,2, Zhipei SUN3, and Zhaoyu REN1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Photonics & Photon-technology,Northwestern University,Xi'an 710127,China
  • 2Shaanxi All Solid State Laser and Application Engineering Technology Research Centre,Xi'an 710127,China
  • 3Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering,Aalto University,Espoo FI-02150,Finland
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    Tianqi WANG, Duidui LI, Beibei LIU, Man JIANG, Zhipei SUN, Zhaoyu REN. Active-passive Q-switched Fiber Laser Based on Graphene All-optical Modulation(Invited)[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2022, 51(10): 1014004

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    Received: Jun. 30, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 30, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 30, 2022

    The Author Email: WANG Tianqi (201931724@stumail.nwu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20225110.1014004

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