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Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 23, 2313002(2024)

A Self-Starting Integrated Method for Multistate Microcavity Optical Frequency Comb Generation

Suyi Zhao, Hongzhi Yang, Sifei Chen, Ruizhi Yi, Ziyue Zhang, Yang Xie, Zhongyuan Fu, and Lin Xiao^*

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China Academy of Aerospace Science and Innovation, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation, Beijing 100176, China

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Suyi Zhao, Hongzhi Yang, Sifei Chen, Ruizhi Yi, Ziyue Zhang, Yang Xie, Zhongyuan Fu, Lin Xiao. A Self-Starting Integrated Method for Multistate Microcavity Optical Frequency Comb Generation[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(23): 2313002

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Paper Information

Category: Integrated Optics

Received: Mar. 4, 2024

Accepted: Apr. 18, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 15, 2024

The Author Email: Lin Xiao (xiaolin_82@163.com)

DOI:10.3788/LOP240807

CSTR:32186.14.LOP240807

Topics

laser devices and laser physics

Lasers and Laser Optics

laser manufacturing

Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology