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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 7, 1947(2025)

Compact seven-core fiber spatiotemporal mapping system for spatiotemporal mode-locking buildup dynamics

Yu Ning1, Jiangyong He1,2、*, Jin Li1, Yuansheng Ma1, Shihai Wang1, Zhezhe Li1, Mingtong Xiao1, Lingyu Shen1, Zhi Wang1,3、*, and Yange Liu1
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  • 1Institute of Modern Optics, Nankai University, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Micro-scale Optical Information Science and Technology, Tianjin 300350, China
  • 2e-mail: 9820220043@nankai.edu.cn
  • 3e-mail: zhiwang@nankai.edu.cn
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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 25, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 28, 2025

    Published Online: Jul. 1, 2025

    The Author Email: Jiangyong He (9820220043@nankai.edu.cn), Zhi Wang (zhiwang@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.549612

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.549612

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