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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 7, 1203(2020)

Real-time observation of vortex mode switching in a narrow-linewidth mode-locked fiber laser

Jiafeng Lu1, Fan Shi1, Linghao Meng1, Longkun Zhang1, Linping Teng1, Zhengqian Luo2, Peiguang Yan3, Fufei Pang1,4, and Xianglong Zeng1、*
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Information Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
  • 3Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 4e-mail: ffpang@shu.edu.cn
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    Jiafeng Lu, Fan Shi, Linghao Meng, Longkun Zhang, Linping Teng, Zhengqian Luo, Peiguang Yan, Fufei Pang, Xianglong Zeng, "Real-time observation of vortex mode switching in a narrow-linewidth mode-locked fiber laser," Photonics Res. 8, 1203 (2020)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 6, 2020

    Accepted: May. 25, 2020

    Published Online: Jun. 29, 2020

    The Author Email: Xianglong Zeng (zenglong@shu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.386954

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