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Generation of sub-three-cycle pulses via double-stage all-fiber nonlinear compression from a thulium-doped fiber laser

Yan Wu, Yu Cai, Guoqing Zhou, Jintao Fan^*, Youjian Song, Shiying Cao^*, and Minglie Hu^*

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Yan Wu, Yu Cai, Guoqing Zhou, Jintao Fan, Youjian Song, Shiying Cao, Minglie Hu, "Generation of sub-three-cycle pulses via double-stage all-fiber nonlinear compression from a thulium-doped fiber laser," Adv. Photon. Nexus 4, 056009 (2025)

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Category: Research Articles

Received: Jun. 23, 2025

Accepted: Aug. 25, 2025

Published Online: Sep. 18, 2025

The Author Email: Jintao Fan (fanjintao@tju.edu.cn), Shiying Cao (caoshiying@nim.ac.cn), Minglie Hu (huminglie@tju.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1117/1.APN.4.5.056009

CSTR:32397.14.1.APN.4.5.056009

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