Black Phosphorus-Film With Drop-Casting Method for High-Energy Pulse Generation From Q-Switched Er-Doped Fiber Laser

Huanhuan LIU; Wei SONG; Ye YU; Qiao JIANG; Fufei PANG; Tingyun WANG

doi:10.1007/s13320-019-0549-6

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