Research progress of low-quantum-defect fiber laser at 1 μm band (<i>invited</i>)

Jiangming Xu; Yang Zhang; Xiaoya Ma; Jun Ye; Yanzhao Ke; Sicheng Li; Junrui Liang; Junhong He; Liangjin Huang; Zhiyong Pan; Tianfu Yao; Jinyong Leng; Pu Zhou

doi:10.3788/IRLA20230267

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