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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 6, 327(2016)

Self-starting passively mode-locked all fiber laser based on carbon nanotubes with radially polarized emission

Yong Zhou1, Jian Lin1, Xiaoqiang Zhang1, Lixin Xu1, Chun Gu1, Biao Sun1, Anting Wang1、*, and Qiwen Zhan2
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  • 1Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Electro-Optics Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469, USA
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    Yong Zhou, Jian Lin, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Lixin Xu, Chun Gu, Biao Sun, Anting Wang, Qiwen Zhan, "Self-starting passively mode-locked all fiber laser based on carbon nanotubes with radially polarized emission," Photonics Res. 4, 327 (2016)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Aug. 29, 2016

    Accepted: Oct. 23, 2016

    Published Online: Dec. 23, 2016

    The Author Email: Anting Wang (atwang@ustc.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.4.000327

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