Pulse duration tunable ultra-narrow bandwidth mode-locked lasers

Weixi Li; Lilong Dai; Qianqian Huang; Meng Zou; Xiangpeng Xiao; Siyu Luo; Siyu Chen; Yingxiong Song; Yunqi Liu; Zhijun Yan; Chengbo Mou

doi:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.036016

Advanced Photonics Nexus, Volume. 4, Issue 3, 036016(2025)

Pulse duration tunable ultra-narrow bandwidth mode-locked lasers

Weixi Li^1、†, Lilong Dai¹, Qianqian Huang¹, Meng Zou², Xiangpeng Xiao², Siyu Luo¹, Siyu Chen¹, Yingxiong Song¹, Yunqi Liu¹, Zhijun Yan^2、*, and Chengbo Mou^1、*

Author Affiliations

¹Shanghai University, Shanghai Institute for Advanced Communication and Data Science, Key Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Optical Access Networks, Joint International Research Laboratory of Specialty Fiber Optics and Advanced Communication, Shanghai, China

²Huazhong University of Science and Technology, School of Optical and Electronic Information, National Engineering Research Center for Next Generation Internet Access-System, Wuhan, China

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Weixi Li, Lilong Dai, Qianqian Huang, Meng Zou, Xiangpeng Xiao, Siyu Luo, Siyu Chen, Yingxiong Song, Yunqi Liu, Zhijun Yan, Chengbo Mou, "Pulse duration tunable ultra-narrow bandwidth mode-locked lasers," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 036016 (2025)

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Paper Information

Category: Research Articles

Received: Jan. 12, 2025

Accepted: Mar. 20, 2025

Published Online: May. 28, 2025

The Author Email: Zhijun Yan (yanzhijun@hust.edu.cn), Chengbo Mou (mouc1@shu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.3.036016

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.3.036016

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