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Photonics Research, Volume. 4, Issue 5, 0181(2016)

Multilayer black phosphorus as saturable absorber for an Er:Lu2O3 laser at ～3 μm

Mingqi Fan1, Tao Li1、*, Shengzhi Zhao1, Guiqiu Li1, Xiaochun Gao2, Kejian Yang1, Dechun Li1, and Christian Kr?nke3,4,5
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  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Colloid and Interface Chemistry of State Education Ministry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China
  • 3Institut für Laser-Physik, Universit?t Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
  • 4Hamburg Centre for Ultrafast Imaging, Universit?t Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany
  • 5e-mail: kraenkel@physnet.uni?hamburg.de
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    Mingqi Fan, Tao Li, Shengzhi Zhao, Guiqiu Li, Xiaochun Gao, Kejian Yang, Dechun Li, Christian Kr?nke, "Multilayer black phosphorus as saturable absorber for an Er:Lu2O3 laser at ～3 μm," Photonics Res. 4, 0181 (2016)

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    Special Issue: OPTICAL VORTICES AND VECTOR BEAMS

    Received: Jun. 24, 2016

    Accepted: Jul. 20, 2016

    Published Online: Nov. 23, 2016

    The Author Email: Tao Li (litao@sdu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1364/prj.4.000181

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