Graphene oxide paper as a saturable absorber for Er- and Tm-doped fiber lasers

Jakub Boguslawski; Jaroslaw Sotor; Grzegorz Sobon; Rafal Kozinski; Krzysztof Librant; Magdalena Aksienionek; Ludwika Lipinska; Krzysztof M. Abramski

doi:10.1364/PRJ.3.000119

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