Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 43, Issue 23, 2306003(2023)

Design, Fabrication, and Properties of 7×1 Mid-Infrared Fiber Combiner

Zixuan Huang1, Hu Wang1, Sisheng Qi2, Xiaonan Gu1, Sensen Li3, Anping Yang1, Xian Feng1, Kangzhen Tian1、*, and Zhiyong Yang1,2、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Materials for High-Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Science and Technology on Electro-Optical Information Security Control National Key Laboratory, Tianjin 300308, China
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    Zixuan Huang, Hu Wang, Sisheng Qi, Xiaonan Gu, Sensen Li, Anping Yang, Xian Feng, Kangzhen Tian, Zhiyong Yang. Design, Fabrication, and Properties of 7×1 Mid-Infrared Fiber Combiner[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2023, 43(23): 2306003

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 4, 2023

    Accepted: Sep. 4, 2023

    Published Online: Dec. 12, 2023

    The Author Email: Tian Kangzhen (kangzhentian@jsnu.edu.cn), Yang Zhiyong (yangzhiyong@jsnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS230775

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