Photonics Insights, Volume. 4, Issue 3, R07(2025)
Mid-IR fluoride fibers: materials, fabrication, and fiber laser applications
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Shunbin Wang, Shijie Jia, Yiguang Jiang, Long Zhang, Pengfei Wang, Yichun Liu, "Mid-IR fluoride fibers: materials, fabrication, and fiber laser applications," Photon. Insights 4, R07 (2025)
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)
CSTR:32396.14.PI.2025.R07