• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 4, Issue 6, 327 (2016)
Yong Zhou1, Jian Lin1, Xiaoqiang Zhang1, Lixin Xu1, Chun Gu1, Biao Sun1, Anting Wang1、*, and Qiwen Zhan2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Optics and Optical Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
  • 2Electro-Optics Program, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio 45469, USA
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    Yong Zhou, Jian Lin, Xiaoqiang Zhang, Lixin Xu, Chun Gu, Biao Sun, Anting Wang, Qiwen Zhan. Self-starting passively mode-locked all fiber laser based on carbon nanotubes with radially polarized emission[J]. Photonics Research, 2016, 4(6): 327 Copy Citation Text show less
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