Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 9, 900138(2011)

Ultrafast Mode-Locked Solid-State Lasers with Graphene Saturable Absorber

He Jingliang*, Hao Xiaopeng, Xu Jinlong, Li Xianlei, and Yang Ying
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    He Jingliang, Hao Xiaopeng, Xu Jinlong, Li Xianlei, Yang Ying. Ultrafast Mode-Locked Solid-State Lasers with Graphene Saturable Absorber[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(9): 900138

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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jul. 18, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2011

    The Author Email: Jingliang He (jlhe@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0900138

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