Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 51, Issue 12, 20220226(2022)

Nonlinearity optimization of dispersion-managed mode-locked Yb-doped fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion

Jie Guo1, Dongyu Yan2, Genyu Bi1, Aoran Feng1, Bowen Liu1, Yuxi Chu1, Youjian Song1, and Minglie Hu1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, College of Precision Instruments and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2School of Electronic Engineering, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222, China
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    Jie Guo, Dongyu Yan, Genyu Bi, Aoran Feng, Bowen Liu, Yuxi Chu, Youjian Song, Minglie Hu. Nonlinearity optimization of dispersion-managed mode-locked Yb-doped fiber lasers with near-zero net cavity dispersion[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2022, 51(12): 20220226

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers & Laser optics

    Received: Mar. 30, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 10, 2023

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20220226

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