1.7-μm dissipative soliton Tm-doped fiber laser

Ji-Xiang Chen; Xiang-Yue Li; Ti-Jian Li; Ze-Yu Zhan; Meng Liu; Can Li; Ai-Ping Luo; Pu Zhou; Kenneth K.-Y. Wong; Wen-Cheng Xu; Zhi-Chao Luo

doi:10.1364/PRJ.419273

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