212-kHz-linewidth, transform-limited pulses from a single-frequency Q-switched fiber laser based on a few-layer Bi2Se3 saturable absorber

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Special Issue: TWO DIMENSIONAL LAYERED MATERIALS FOR ULTRAFAST LASERS (INVITATION ONLY)

Received: Jul. 18, 2018

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Published Online: Sep. 6, 2018

The Author Email: Zhengqian Luo (zqluo@xmu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000C29

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