Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 2, 0208001(2023)

Wavelength-Tunable Ultrafast Fiber Laser with High Energy Based on Circularly Polarized State

Wei Liu1, Zhongchao Li1, Runzhi Chen2, and Guoqing Chang2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai 519082, Guangdong, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Optical Physics, Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    Wei Liu, Zhongchao Li, Runzhi Chen, Guoqing Chang. Wavelength-Tunable Ultrafast Fiber Laser with High Energy Based on Circularly Polarized State[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(2): 0208001

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    Paper Information

    Category: nonlinear optics

    Received: Feb. 28, 2022

    Accepted: Apr. 11, 2022

    Published Online: Feb. 10, 2023

    The Author Email: Chang Guoqing (guoqing.chang@iphy.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL220605

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