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Photonics Research, Volume. 10, Issue 9, 2140(2022)

Generation of single solitons tunable from 3 to 3.8 μm in cascaded Er3+-doped and Dy3+-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers

Linpeng Yu1、†, Jinhui Liang1、†, Shiting Huang1, Jinzhang Wang1, Jiachen Wang1, Xing Luo1, Peiguang Yan1, Fanlong Dong1,2, Xing Liu2, Qitao Lue3, Chunyu Guo1、*, and Shuangchen Ruan1,2,4
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  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Laser Engineering, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Micro/Nano Optomechatronics Engineering, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen Universityhttps://ror.org/01vy4gh70, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Precision Manufacturing Technology of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
  • 3Han’s Laser Technology Industry Group Co., Ltd., Shenzhen 518057, China
  • 4e-mail: scruan@sztu.edu.cn
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    Linpeng Yu, Jinhui Liang, Shiting Huang, Jinzhang Wang, Jiachen Wang, Xing Luo, Peiguang Yan, Fanlong Dong, Xing Liu, Qitao Lue, Chunyu Guo, Shuangchen Ruan, "Generation of single solitons tunable from 3 to 3.8 μm in cascaded Er3+-doped and Dy3+-doped fluoride fiber amplifiers," Photonics Res. 10, 2140 (2022)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: May. 10, 2022

    Accepted: Jul. 6, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 29, 2022

    The Author Email: Chunyu Guo (cyguo@szu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.463613

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