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Photonics Research, Volume. 11, Issue 5, 808(2023)

Widely tunable continuous-wave visible and mid-infrared light generation based on a dual-wavelength switchable and tunable random Raman fiber laser Editors' Pick

Han Wu1、†, Weizhe Wang1、†, Bo Hu1, Yang Li1, Kan Tian1, Rui Ma2, Chunxiao Li3, Jun Liu2,4、*, Jiyong Yao3,5、*, and Houkun Liang1,6、*
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  • 1College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
  • 2International Collaborative Laboratory of 2D Materials for Optoelectronics Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Microscale Optoelectronics, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 3Beijing Center for Crystal Research and Development, Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Laser Technology, Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  • 4e-mail: liu-jun-1987@live.cn
  • 5e-mail: jyao@mail.ipc.ac.cn
  • 6e-mail: hkliang@scu.edu.cn
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    Han Wu, Weizhe Wang, Bo Hu, Yang Li, Kan Tian, Rui Ma, Chunxiao Li, Jun Liu, Jiyong Yao, Houkun Liang, "Widely tunable continuous-wave visible and mid-infrared light generation based on a dual-wavelength switchable and tunable random Raman fiber laser," Photonics Res. 11, 808 (2023)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 17, 2023

    Accepted: Mar. 11, 2023

    Published Online: May. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Jun Liu (liu-jun-1987@live.cn), Jiyong Yao (jyao@mail.ipc.ac.cn), Houkun Liang (hkliang@scu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.485813

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