Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 217(2025)

All-fiber ytterbium-doped mode-locked picosecond laser based on semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

Kaili CHI1,2, Mei KONG1, Qiaochu YANG2,3, Xianzhu LIU2,3, and Tianshu WANG2,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Physics, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • 2National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Space Optoelectronics Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • 3School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    Kaili CHI, Mei KONG, Qiaochu YANG, Xianzhu LIU, Tianshu WANG. All-fiber ytterbium-doped mode-locked picosecond laser based on semiconductor saturable absorber mirror[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2025, 46(1): 217

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    Received: Nov. 28, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 1, 2025

    The Author Email: Tianshu WANG (王天枢)

    DOI:10.5768/JAO202546.0108001

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