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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 8, 1375(2020)

High-gain amplification for femtosecond optical vortex with mode-control regenerative cavity

Shuiqin Zheng1,2,3, Zhenkuan Chen1,3, Qinggang Lin1, Yi Cai1, Xiaowei Lu1, Yanxia Gao1,4, Shixiang Xu1、*, and Dianyuan Fan3
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  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, College of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Photonics Laboratory, Division of Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
  • 3SZU-NUS Collaborative Innovation Center for Optoelectronic Science & Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 4e-mail: gyx@szu.edu.cn
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    Shuiqin Zheng, Zhenkuan Chen, Qinggang Lin, Yi Cai, Xiaowei Lu, Yanxia Gao, Shixiang Xu, Dianyuan Fan. High-gain amplification for femtosecond optical vortex with mode-control regenerative cavity[J]. Photonics Research, 2020, 8(8): 1375

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    Paper Information

    Category: Ultrafast Optics

    Received: Feb. 24, 2020

    Accepted: Jun. 19, 2020

    Published Online: Jul. 24, 2020

    The Author Email: Shixiang Xu (shxxu@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.390963

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