Photonics Insights, Volume. 4, Issue 3, R07(2025)

Mid-IR fluoride fibers: materials, fabrication, and fiber laser applications

Shunbin Wang1, Shijie Jia2, Yiguang Jiang3, Long Zhang3、*, Pengfei Wang4,5、*, and Yichun Liu4,5
Author Affiliations
  • 1Qingdao Innovation and Development Center, Harbin Engineering University, Qingdao, China
  • 2College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, China
  • 3Infrared Optical Materials Research Center, Advanced Laser and Optoelectronic Functional Materials Department, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China
  • 4School of Physics, Key Laboratory of UV-Emitting Materials and Technology of Ministry of Education, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
  • 5State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: Review Articles

    Received: Apr. 29, 2025

    Accepted: Jun. 24, 2025

    Published Online: Aug. 1, 2025

    The Author Email: Long Zhang (lzhang@siom.ac.cn), Pengfei Wang (pfwang@nenu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/PI.2025.R07

    CSTR:32396.14.PI.2025.R07

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