Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 3, 031407(2022)

Large-range alignment-free distributed-cavity laser based on an improved multi-lens retroreflector

Junjie Liu1,2,3, Aihua Wang1,2, Quan Sheng1,2、*, Yue Qi4, Sijia Wang5, Meng Wang1,2, Degang Xu1,2, Shijie Fu1,2, Wei Shi1,2、**, and Jianquan Yao1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Laser and Optoelectronics, School of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information Science and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3Tianjin Jinhang Institute of Technical Physics, Tianjin 300308, China
  • 4Tianjin Suowei Electronic Technology Co., Ltd., Tianjin 300384, China
  • 5Qian Xuesen Laboratory of Space Technology, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing 100094, China
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    Junjie Liu, Aihua Wang, Quan Sheng, Yue Qi, Sijia Wang, Meng Wang, Degang Xu, Shijie Fu, Wei Shi, Jianquan Yao. Large-range alignment-free distributed-cavity laser based on an improved multi-lens retroreflector[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2022, 20(3): 031407

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 19, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 29, 2021

    Posted: Dec. 30, 2021

    Published Online: Mar. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Quan Sheng (shengquan@tju.edu.cn), Wei Shi (shiwei@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.031407

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