Mid-Infrared Raman Soliton Femtosecond Light Source Based on On-Chip Integrated GeSbSe Waveguide (Invited)

Xuecheng Zhou; Shuo Zhang; Fengbo Han; Qingyang Du; Zhengqian Luo

doi:10.3788/LOP250944

Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 15, 1523001(2025)

Mid-Infrared Raman Soliton Femtosecond Light Source Based on On-Chip Integrated GeSbSe Waveguide (Invited)

Xuecheng Zhou¹, Shuo Zhang¹, Fengbo Han^1,2, Qingyang Du², and Zhengqian Luo^1、*

¹Fujian Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Laser Technology and Applications, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, Fujian , China

²Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou 311121, Zhejiang , China

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Paper Information

Category: Optical Devices

Received: Apr. 7, 2025

Accepted: May. 12, 2025

Published Online: Aug. 11, 2025

The Author Email: Zhengqian Luo (zqluo@xmu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/LOP250944

CSTR:32186.14.LOP250944

Topics

laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

Laser physics

laser manufacturing

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