Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 2, 483(2022)

All-fiber spatiotemporal mode-locking lasers with large modal dispersion

Huaiwei Zhang1, Yunhong Zhang1, Jiying Peng1、*, Xinyang Su1, Xiaosheng Xiao2, Dongjian Xu1, Junhao Chen1, Tianran Sun1, Kai Zheng1, Jianquan Yao1, and Yi Zheng1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Optical Information, Ministry of Education, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Information Photonics and Optical Communications, School of Electronic Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China
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    Huaiwei Zhang, Yunhong Zhang, Jiying Peng, Xinyang Su, Xiaosheng Xiao, Dongjian Xu, Junhao Chen, Tianran Sun, Kai Zheng, Jianquan Yao, Yi Zheng, "All-fiber spatiotemporal mode-locking lasers with large modal dispersion," Photonics Res. 10, 483 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Oct. 1, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 9, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 21, 2022

    The Author Email: Jiying Peng (jypeng@bjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.444750

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