635 nm femtosecond fiber laser oscillator and amplifier

Jinhai Zou; Qiujun Ruan; Tingting Chen; Hang Wang; Luming Song; Yikun Bu; Zhengqian Luo

doi:10.1117/1.APN.3.2.026004

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