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Photonics Research, Volume. 8, Issue 10, 1580(2020)

Extraction of internal phase motions in femtosecond soliton molecules using an orbital-angular-momentum-resolved method Editors' Pick

Yuwei Zhao1、†, Jintao Fan2,3、†, Youjian Song1,5、*, Uwe Morgner2,3,4, and Minglie Hu1,6、*
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  • 1Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Institut für Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
  • 3Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering-Innovation Across Disciplines), 30167 Hannover, Germany
  • 4Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
  • 5e-mail: yjsong@tju.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: huminglie@tju.edu.cn
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    Yuwei Zhao, Jintao Fan, Youjian Song, Uwe Morgner, Minglie Hu, "Extraction of internal phase motions in femtosecond soliton molecules using an orbital-angular-momentum-resolved method," Photonics Res. 8, 1580 (2020)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jun. 2, 2020

    Accepted: Aug. 1, 2020

    Published Online: Sep. 18, 2020

    The Author Email: Youjian Song (yjsong@tju.edu.cn), Minglie Hu (huminglie@tju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.398316

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