Non-Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser Based on Time Lens and Its Application in Nonlinear Microscopy

Yanyan Deng; Jiaxin Liu; Yifan Qin; Zhiwei Lü; Yuanqin Xia

doi:10.3788/AOS241096

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 21, 2132002(2024)

Non-Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser Based on Time Lens and Its Application in Nonlinear Microscopy

Yanyan Deng¹, Jiaxin Liu², Yifan Qin^2、**, Zhiwei Lü¹, and Yuanqin Xia^1、*

¹School of Electronic Information Engineering, Center for Advance Laser Technology, Hebei Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Technology and Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China

²Key Laboratory of In-Fiber Integrated Optics, Ministry of Education, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, Heilongjiang , China

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Yanyan Deng, Jiaxin Liu, Yifan Qin, Zhiwei Lü, Yuanqin Xia. Non-Mode-Locked Ultrafast Laser Based on Time Lens and Its Application in Nonlinear Microscopy[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(21): 2132002

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Paper Information

Category: Ultrafast Optics

Received: May. 29, 2024

Accepted: Jul. 10, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 20, 2024

The Author Email: Qin Yifan (qinyifan@hrbeu.edu.cn), Xia Yuanqin (xiayq@hebut.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS241096

CSTR:32393.14.AOS241096

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