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Photonics Research, Volume. 5, Issue 6, 583(2017)

Watt-level broadly wavelength tunable mode-locked solid-state laser in the 2 μm water absorption region

Wei Zhou1,2,3, Xiaodong Xu1,2, Rui Xu1,2, Xuliang Fan4, Yongguang Zhao1,2, Lei Li1,2, Dingyuan Tang1,2, and Deyuan Shen1,2、*
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  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 2Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Laser Technology and Emerging Industry, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 3e-mail: weizhou@jsnu.edu.cn
  • 4Department of Optical Science and Engineering, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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    Wei Zhou, Xiaodong Xu, Rui Xu, Xuliang Fan, Yongguang Zhao, Lei Li, Dingyuan Tang, Deyuan Shen, "Watt-level broadly wavelength tunable mode-locked solid-state laser in the 2 μm water absorption region," Photonics Res. 5, 583 (2017)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jul. 24, 2017

    Accepted: Sep. 14, 2017

    Published Online: Dec. 7, 2017

    The Author Email: Deyuan Shen (shendy@fudan.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.5.000583

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