Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 19, Issue 11, 111405(2021)

Switchable single- and dual-wavelength femtosecond mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser based on carboxyl-functionalized graphene oxide saturable absorber

Qimeng Lin1,2,3, Li Yan1,2,3, Yuanqi Song1,2,3, Xuzhuo Jia1,2,3, Xiaoqiang Feng1,2,3, Lei Hou1,2,3、*, and Jintao Bai1,2,3、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Energy Photon-technology in Western China, Shaanxi Engineering Technology Research Center for Solid State Lasers and Application, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • 2International Collaborative Center on Photoelectric Technology and Nano Functional Materials, Provincial Key Laboratory of Photo-electronic Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
  • 3Institute of Photonics & Photon-technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, China
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    Qimeng Lin, Li Yan, Yuanqi Song, Xuzhuo Jia, Xiaoqiang Feng, Lei Hou, Jintao Bai. Switchable single- and dual-wavelength femtosecond mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser based on carboxyl-functionalized graphene oxide saturable absorber[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(11): 111405

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    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Jul. 5, 2021

    Accepted: Sep. 6, 2021

    Published Online: Oct. 22, 2021

    The Author Email: Lei Hou (lhou@nwu.edu.cn), Jintao Bai (baijt@nwu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202119.111405

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