• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 7, Issue 11, 1214 (2019)
Zhaokun Wang, Jikai Chen, Tianyu Zhu, D. N. Wang*, and Feng Gao
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  • College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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    Zhaokun Wang, Jikai Chen, Tianyu Zhu, D. N. Wang, Feng Gao. Graded index fiber as an all-fiber saturable absorber for large energy conventional soliton and dissipative soliton generation[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(11): 1214 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Zhaokun Wang, Jikai Chen, Tianyu Zhu, D. N. Wang, Feng Gao. Graded index fiber as an all-fiber saturable absorber for large energy conventional soliton and dissipative soliton generation[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(11): 1214
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