Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 47, Issue 1, 0101002(2020)

Actively Q-Switched Fiber Laser with Narrow Linewidth, Narrow Pulse Width, and High Repetition Rate

Ji Zhang1,2, Dong Zhang1,2, Haowei Liu2, Bo Yao2, and Qinghe Mao1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Environmental Science and Optoelectronic Technology, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
  • 2Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Photonics Devices and Materials, Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, Anhui 230031, China
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    Ji Zhang, Dong Zhang, Haowei Liu, Bo Yao, Qinghe Mao. Actively Q-Switched Fiber Laser with Narrow Linewidth, Narrow Pulse Width, and High Repetition Rate[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2020, 47(1): 0101002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jul. 26, 2019

    Accepted: Sep. 16, 2019

    Published Online: Jan. 9, 2020

    The Author Email: Qinghe Mao (mqinghe@aiofm.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL202047.0101002

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