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Photonics Research, Volume. 7, Issue 11, 1214(2019)

Graded index fiber as an all-fiber saturable absorber for large energy conventional soliton and dissipative soliton generation

Zhaokun Wang, Jikai Chen, Tianyu Zhu, D. N. Wang^*, and Feng Gao

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College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

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Zhaokun Wang, Jikai Chen, Tianyu Zhu, D. N. Wang, Feng Gao, "Graded index fiber as an all-fiber saturable absorber for large energy conventional soliton and dissipative soliton generation," Photonics Res. 7, 1214 (2019)

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Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

Received: Jul. 12, 2019

Accepted: Aug. 31, 2019

Published Online: Oct. 11, 2019

The Author Email: D. N. Wang (dnwang@cjlu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1364/PRJ.7.001214

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