Progress in Infrared Supercontinuum Generation in Chalcogenide Glass Fibers

Wang Yingying; Dai Shixun; Luo Baohua; Zhang Peiqing; Wang Xunsi; Liu Zijun

doi:10.3788/lop53.090005

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