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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 3, 332(2019)

Tunable and switchable harmonic h-shaped pulse generation in a 3.03  km ultralong mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser

Junqing Zhao1, Lei Li1, Luming Zhao1,2、*, Dingyuan Tang1, Deyuan Shen1, and Lei Su2
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  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Laser Technology and Emerging Industry, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 2School of Engineering and Materials Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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    Junqing Zhao, Lei Li, Luming Zhao, Dingyuan Tang, Deyuan Shen, Lei Su, "Tunable and switchable harmonic h-shaped pulse generation in a 3.03  km ultralong mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laser," Photonics Res. 7, 332 (2019)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Oct. 31, 2018

    Accepted: Jan. 23, 2019

    Published Online: Mar. 7, 2019

    The Author Email: Luming Zhao (lmzhao@ieee.org)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.000332

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