Ternary ReS2(1-x)Se2x alloy saturable absorber for passively Q-switched and mode-locked erbium-doped all-fiber lasers

Chenxi Dou; Wen Wen; Junli Wang; Mengyuan Ma; Liming Xie; Ching-Hwa Ho; Zhiyi Wei

doi:10.1364/PRJ.7.000283

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