Journal of Applied Optics, Volume. 46, Issue 1, 224(2025)

Multi-soliton tunable all polarization-maintaining mode-locked figure-nine fiber laser

Tianqi ZHAO1,2, Baoqun LI1,2, Silun DU1,2, Jingkai ZHANG1,2, Mingyu LI2, and Tianshu WANG1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Space Photoelectric Technology, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
  • 2School of Opto-Electronic Engineering, Changchun University of Science and Technology, Changchun 130022, China
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    Tianqi ZHAO, Baoqun LI, Silun DU, Jingkai ZHANG, Mingyu LI, Tianshu WANG. Multi-soliton tunable all polarization-maintaining mode-locked figure-nine fiber laser[J]. Journal of Applied Optics, 2025, 46(1): 224

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    Received: Nov. 29, 2023

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 1, 2025

    The Author Email: Tianshu WANG (王天枢)

    DOI:10.5768/JAO202546.0108002

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