Broadband 1T-polytype tantalum disulfide saturable absorber for solid-state bulk lasers

Mengxia Wang; Hailong Qiu; Tianwen Yang; Zhengping Wang; Chuanrui Zhao; Yuanan Zhao; Ting Yu; Yuyao Jiang; Meiling Chen; Yafei Lian; Ge Zhang; Hongjun Liu; Zhanggui Hu; Jianda Shao

doi:10.1364/PRJ.461522

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