Observation and optimization of 2 μm mode-locked pulses in all-fiber net anomalous dispersion laser cavity

Wanzhuo Ma; Desheng Zhao; Runmin Liu; Tianshu Wang; Quan Yuan; Hao Xiong; Haiying Ji; Huilin Jiang

doi:10.29026/oea.2020.200001

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