Over 100 mW linearly polarized single-frequency fiber laser based on Er:YAG crystal-derived silica fiber

Xinyue Li; Jianxiang Wen; Yanhua Luo; Wei Chen; Fufei Pang; Gang-Ding Peng; Tingyun Wang

doi:10.3788/COL202422.111402

Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 22, Issue 11, 111402(2024)

Over 100 mW linearly polarized single-frequency fiber laser based on Er:YAG crystal-derived silica fiber

Xinyue Li¹, Jianxiang Wen^1、*, Yanhua Luo¹, Wei Chen¹, Fufei Pang¹, Gang-Ding Peng², and Tingyun Wang¹

¹Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, School of Communication and Information Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China

²Photonics & Optical Communications, School of Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia

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Xinyue Li, Jianxiang Wen, Yanhua Luo, Wei Chen, Fufei Pang, Gang-Ding Peng, Tingyun Wang, "Over 100 mW linearly polarized single-frequency fiber laser based on Er:YAG crystal-derived silica fiber," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 111402 (2024)

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Paper Information

Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

Received: Mar. 10, 2024

Accepted: May. 29, 2024

Published Online: Nov. 15, 2024

The Author Email: Jianxiang Wen (wenjx@shu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/COL202422.111402

CSTR:32184.14.COL202422.111402

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