Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 61, Issue 1, 0114009(2024)

Recent Progress of Ultrafast Fiber Lasers Based on Active Light Field Modulation (Invited)

Jiahao Liu1、†, Zhichao Luo†、*, Zexian Zhang, Yitao Yang, Daixuan Wu, Meng Liu, Aiping Luo, and Wencheng Xu
Author Affiliations
  • School of Information and Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong , China
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    Jiahao Liu, Zhichao Luo, Zexian Zhang, Yitao Yang, Daixuan Wu, Meng Liu, Aiping Luo, Wencheng Xu. Recent Progress of Ultrafast Fiber Lasers Based on Active Light Field Modulation (Invited)[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2024, 61(1): 0114009

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 13, 2023

    Accepted: Dec. 11, 2023

    Published Online: Feb. 6, 2024

    The Author Email: Zhichao Luo (zcluo@scnu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP232478

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP232478

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