Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 10, 1014004(2022)

Semiconductor Saturable Absorption Mirror Mode-Locked Laser Based on Large Core Size Crystal Waveguide

Shuai Li1, Guotai Li1, Kailun Zhang1, Zhanda Zhu1,2,3,4, Yongling Hui1,2,3,4, Hong Lei1,2,3,4, and Qiang Li1,2,3,4、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Institute of Laser Engineering Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2Beijing Engineering Research Center of Laser Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 3Beijing Colleges and Universities Engineering Research Center of Advanced Laser Manufacturing, Beijing 100124, China
  • 4Key Laboratory of Trans-Scale Laser Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing 100124, China
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    Shuai Li, Guotai Li, Kailun Zhang, Zhanda Zhu, Yongling Hui, Hong Lei, Qiang Li. Semiconductor Saturable Absorption Mirror Mode-Locked Laser Based on Large Core Size Crystal Waveguide[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(10): 1014004

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 30, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 23, 2021

    Published Online: May. 10, 2022

    The Author Email: Li Qiang (ncltlq@bjut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1014004

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