Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 23, 2301003(2022)

Linear-Cavity-Controlled Self-Sweeping Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Circulator

Zhenzhong Zuo2,3, Kaile Wang2,3, Xianming Huang2,3, Haowei Chen1,2,3, Baole Lu1,2,3、**, and Jintao Bai1,2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Photon-Technology in Western China Energy, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
  • 2Shaanxi Engineering Technology Research Center for Solid State Lasers and Application, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
  • 3Provincial Key Laboratory of Photo-Electronic Technology, Institute of Photonics and Photon-Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710127, Shaanxi, China
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    Zhenzhong Zuo, Kaile Wang, Xianming Huang, Haowei Chen, Baole Lu, Jintao Bai. Linear-Cavity-Controlled Self-Sweeping Ytterbium-Doped Fiber Laser Based on Circulator[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(23): 2301003

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Nov. 15, 2021

    Accepted: Mar. 24, 2022

    Published Online: Oct. 31, 2022

    The Author Email: Lu Baole (lubaole1123@163.com), Bai Jintao (baijt@nwu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202249.2301003

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