Study on high-power narrow-bandwidth 1 915 nm thulium-doped fiber laser

Zhang Wei; Wu Wendi; Yu Ting; Meng Jia; Yang Zhongguo; Chen Xiaolong; Liu Chaoming; Ye Xisheng

doi:10.3788/irla201847.0505001

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