Passively Q-switched Mode-Locked Thulium-Doped Fiber Laser by Using Graphene Saturable Absorber on Tapered Fiber

Yang Guang; Lou Jiachang; Han Daming; Wang Zhenhong; Wang Zhi; Liu Yange

doi:10.3788/cjl201542.s102014

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