• PhotoniX
  • Vol. 5, Issue 1, 41 (2024)
Yu Cai1,†, Jintao Fan2,†, Fanchao Meng3,*, Youjian Song2, and Minglie Hu1,**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, State Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement Technology and Instruments, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Integrated Optoelectronics, College of Electronic Science and Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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    Yu Cai, Jintao Fan, Fanchao Meng, Youjian Song, Minglie Hu. Delayed optical feedback-regulated artificial soliton molecule in a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator[J]. PhotoniX, 2024, 5(1): 41 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yu Cai, Jintao Fan, Fanchao Meng, Youjian Song, Minglie Hu. Delayed optical feedback-regulated artificial soliton molecule in a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator[J]. PhotoniX, 2024, 5(1): 41
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