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Photonics Research, Volume. 13, Issue 9, 2668(2025)

Tapered fiber coupling of nanoparticle-coated silica microspheres for multi-wavelength upconversion whispering gallery mode lasers

Jiachang Wu1、†, Dandan Yang1、†, Jianhao Chen1, Xiongjian Huang2, Weiwei Chen2, Jianrong Qiu3, Zhongmin Yang2, and Guoping Dong1、*
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 2School of Physics and Optoelectronics, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Modern Optical Instrumentation, College of Optical Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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    Jiachang Wu, Dandan Yang, Jianhao Chen, Xiongjian Huang, Weiwei Chen, Jianrong Qiu, Zhongmin Yang, Guoping Dong, "Tapered fiber coupling of nanoparticle-coated silica microspheres for multi-wavelength upconversion whispering gallery mode lasers," Photonics Res. 13, 2668 (2025)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Optical and Photonic Materials

    Received: Mar. 11, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 1, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 28, 2025

    The Author Email: Guoping Dong (dgp@scut.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.561705

    CSTR:32188.14.PRJ.561705

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