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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 4, 332(2018)

Evanescent-wave pumped single-mode microcavity laser from fiber of 125  μm diameter

Yuchen Wang1,2, Shu Hu1, Xiao Yang3, Ruizhi Wang1, Heng Li1, and Chuanxiang Sheng1、*
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  • 1School of Electronic and Optical Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
  • 2School of Science, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao 266520, China
  • 3Faculty of Electronic Information Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian 223003, China
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    Yuchen Wang, Shu Hu, Xiao Yang, Ruizhi Wang, Heng Li, Chuanxiang Sheng, "Evanescent-wave pumped single-mode microcavity laser from fiber of 125  μm diameter," Photonics Res. 6, 332 (2018)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Dec. 26, 2017

    Accepted: Jan. 30, 2018

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2018

    The Author Email: Chuanxiang Sheng (cxsheng@njust.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000332

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