Repetition-Rate-Locked Picosecond Pulsed Fiber Laser for Operating in Outdoor Environment

Bo Yao; Dian Duan; Xian’an Dou; Yujun Chen; Xiaobing Liu; Qinghe Mao

doi:10.3788/CJL230663

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