Q-switched and mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser using PtSe2 as a saturable absorber

Kang Zhang; Ming Feng; Yangyang Ren; Fang Liu; Xingshuo Chen; Jie Yang; Xiao-Qing Yan; Feng Song; Jianguo Tian

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000893

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