Ultra-broadband flat-top quantum dot comb lasers

Jing-Zhi Huang; Zi-Tao Ji; Jia-Jian Chen; Wen-Qi Wei; Jia-Le Qin; Zi-Hao Wang; Zhi-Yuan Li; Ting Wang; Xi Xiao; Jian-Jun Zhang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.446349

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