Pattern formation in 2-μm Tm Mamyshev oscillators associated with the dissipative Faraday instability

Pan Wang; Shunyu Yao; Philippe Grelu; Xiaosheng Xiao; Changxi Yang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.001287

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