<i>Q</i>-Switched and Mode-Locked Continuously Switchable Fiber Laser Based on Pump Intensity Modulation

Rui Zhou; Zhen Fang; Xinhu Zhou; Chen Jiang; Zuxing Zhang

doi:10.3788/AOS240745

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 44, Issue 16, 1614003(2024)

Q-Switched and Mode-Locked Continuously Switchable Fiber Laser Based on Pump Intensity Modulation

Rui Zhou, Zhen Fang, Xinhu Zhou, Chen Jiang, and Zuxing Zhang^*

College of Electronic and Optical Engineering & College of Flexible Electronics (Future Technology), Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu , China

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Mar. 18, 2024

Accepted: May. 6, 2024

Published Online: Aug. 5, 2024

The Author Email: Zhang Zuxing (zxzhang@njupt.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS240745

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