• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 19, Issue 12, 121401 (2021)
Qiang Zhang1, Boyuan Liu1, Qin Wen1, Jinhui Qin1, Yong Geng1, Qiang Zhou2, Guangwei Deng2, Kun Qiu1, and Heng Zhou1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Optical Fiber Sensing and Communication Networks, School of Information and Communication Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
  • 2Information and Quantum Laboratory, Institute of Fundamental and Frontier Sciences, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
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    Qiang Zhang, Boyuan Liu, Qin Wen, Jinhui Qin, Yong Geng, Qiang Zhou, Guangwei Deng, Kun Qiu, Heng Zhou. Low-noise amplification of dissipative Kerr soliton microcomb lines via optical injection locking lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 121401 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Qiang Zhang, Boyuan Liu, Qin Wen, Jinhui Qin, Yong Geng, Qiang Zhou, Guangwei Deng, Kun Qiu, Heng Zhou. Low-noise amplification of dissipative Kerr soliton microcomb lines via optical injection locking lasers[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(12): 121401
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