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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 10, C36(2018)

Femtosecond mode-locking of a fiber laser using a CoSb3-skutterudite-based saturable absorber

Jinho Lee, Yoontaek Kim, Kyungtaek Lee, and Ju Han Lee*
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    Special Issue: TWO DIMENSIONAL LAYERED MATERIALS FOR ULTRAFAST LASERS (INVITATION ONLY)

    Received: Jun. 1, 2018

    Accepted: Jul. 24, 2018

    Published Online: Sep. 25, 2018

    The Author Email: Ju Han Lee (j.h.lee@ieee.org)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000C36

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