Passively Q-switched and femtosecond mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser based on a 2D palladium disulfide (PdS2) saturable absorber

Ping Kwong Cheng; Chun Yin Tang; Xin Yu Wang; Long-Hui Zeng; Yuen Hong Tsang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.380146

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