PbS quantum dots as a saturable absorber for ultrafast laser

Ling Yun; Yang Qiu; Conghao Yang; Jie Xing; Kehan Yu; Xiangxing Xu; Wei Wei

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.001028

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