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Chinese Optics Letters
Vol. 22, Issue 8, 081301 (2024)

Comparative study on pump frequency tuning and self-injection locking in Kerr microcomb generation

Zhuopei Yu¹, Weihong Hua¹, Chenxi Zhang¹, Runlin Miao²..., Ke Yin^1,* and Tian Jiang^3,**|Show fewer author(s)

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¹College of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

²National Innovation Institute of Defense Technology, Academy of Military Sciences PLA China, Beijing 100071, China

³Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China

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Zhuopei Yu, Weihong Hua, Chenxi Zhang, Runlin Miao, Ke Yin, Tian Jiang, "Comparative study on pump frequency tuning and self-injection locking in Kerr microcomb generation," Chin. Opt. Lett. 22, 081301 (2024) Copy Citation Text

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