High signal-to-noise ratio fiber laser at 1596 nm based on a Bi/Er/La co-doped silica fiber

Lei Yang; Jianxiang Wen; Yan Wu; Ying Wan; Longzhao Zeng; Wei Chen; Fufei Pang; Xiaobei Zhang; Tingyun Wang

doi:10.3788/COL202220.051402

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