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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 3, 604(2025)

Dispersion step tuning fiber laser based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer

Duidui Li, Guolu Yin^*, Lei Gao, Ligang Huang, Huafeng Lu, and Tao Zhu

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Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Technology & Systems (Ministry of Education), Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Aug. 1, 2024

Accepted: Nov. 18, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 14, 2025

The Author Email: Guolu Yin (glyin@cqu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.538212

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laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

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