Octave-spanning frequency comb generation based on a dual-mode microcavity laser

Ting Wang; Ji-Liang Wu; Xu-Cheng Zhang; Yang Shi; Yue-De Yang; Jin-Long Xiao; Da-Ming Zhang; Guan-Shi Qin; Yong-Zhen Huang

doi:10.1364/PRJ.462644

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