Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 23, 2301002(2023)

Single Longitudinal Mode Narrow Linewidth Thulium‑Doped Fiber Laser Based on Compound Double‑Ring Cavity and Saturable Absorber

Jiao Gao1, Fengping Yan1、*, Ting Feng2, Dandan Yang1, Ting Li1, qi Qin1, Hao Guo1, Haoyu Tan1, and Guangbo Li1
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • 2Photonics Information Innovation Center, College of Physics Science&Technology, Hebei University, Baoding 071002, Hebei, China
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    Jiao Gao, Fengping Yan, Ting Feng, Dandan Yang, Ting Li, qi Qin, Hao Guo, Haoyu Tan, Guangbo Li. Single Longitudinal Mode Narrow Linewidth Thulium‑Doped Fiber Laser Based on Compound Double‑Ring Cavity and Saturable Absorber[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(23): 2301002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Feb. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 10, 2023

    Published Online: Jul. 4, 2023

    The Author Email: Yan Fengping (fpyan@bjtu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230525

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