• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 20, Issue 7, 071402 (2022)
Gang Yao1, Zhigang Zhao1,2, Zhaojun Liu1, Xibao Gao1, and Zhenhua Cong1,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Information Science and Engineering, and Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Laser Technology and Application, Shandong University, Qingdao 266237, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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    Gang Yao, Zhigang Zhao, Zhaojun Liu, Xibao Gao, Zhenhua Cong, "High repetition rate actively mode-locked Er:fiber laser with tunable pulse duration," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 071402 (2022) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Gang Yao, Zhigang Zhao, Zhaojun Liu, Xibao Gao, Zhenhua Cong, "High repetition rate actively mode-locked Er:fiber laser with tunable pulse duration," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 071402 (2022)
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