Research progress in 3-5 μm rare earth ion doped mid-infrared fiber lasers (<i>invited</i>)

Senyu Wang; Junsheng Chen; Xinsheng Zhao; Hao Lei; Hongyu Luo; Jianfeng Li

doi:10.3788/IRLA20230215

Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 52, Issue 5, 20230215(2023)

Research progress in 3-5 μm rare earth ion doped mid-infrared fiber lasers (invited)

Senyu Wang, Junsheng Chen, Xinsheng Zhao, Hao Lei, Hongyu Luo, and Jianfeng Li

State Key Laboratory of Electronic Thin Films and Integrated Devices, School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China

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Category: Special issue—Frontiers in mid-infrared fiber optic materials and devices technology

Received: Apr. 11, 2023

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Published Online: Jul. 4, 2023

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DOI:10.3788/IRLA20230215

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