• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 8, Issue 10, 1580 (2020)
Yuwei Zhao1,†, Jintao Fan2,3,†, Youjian Song1,5,*, Uwe Morgner2,3,4, and Minglie Hu1,6,*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Ultrafast Laser Laboratory, Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Precision Instruments and Opto-electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072, China
  • 2Institut für Quantenoptik, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Welfengarten 1, 30167 Hannover, Germany
  • 3Cluster of Excellence PhoenixD (Photonics, Optics, and Engineering-Innovation Across Disciplines), 30167 Hannover, Germany
  • 4Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., Hollerithallee 8, 30419 Hannover, Germany
  • 5e-mail: yjsong@tju.edu.cn
  • 6e-mail: huminglie@tju.edu.cn
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    Yuwei Zhao, Jintao Fan, Youjian Song, Uwe Morgner, Minglie Hu, "Extraction of internal phase motions in femtosecond soliton molecules using an orbital-angular-momentum-resolved method," Photonics Res. 8, 1580 (2020) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yuwei Zhao, Jintao Fan, Youjian Song, Uwe Morgner, Minglie Hu, "Extraction of internal phase motions in femtosecond soliton molecules using an orbital-angular-momentum-resolved method," Photonics Res. 8, 1580 (2020)
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