• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 7, 071401 (2021)
Yinqi Wang1, Xiaoyue Wang1, Junsong Peng1, Ming Yan1、2、*, Kun Huang1、2、**, and Heping Zeng1、2、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Precision Spectroscopy, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China
  • 2Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University, Chongqing 401147, China
  • 3Jinan Institute of Quantum Technology, Jinan 250101, China
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    Yinqi Wang, Xiaoyue Wang, Junsong Peng, Ming Yan, Kun Huang, Heping Zeng. Experimental observation of transient mode-locking in the build-up stage of a soliton fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(7): 071401 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Yinqi Wang, Xiaoyue Wang, Junsong Peng, Ming Yan, Kun Huang, Heping Zeng. Experimental observation of transient mode-locking in the build-up stage of a soliton fiber laser[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(7): 071401
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