Dual-wavelength Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser using an SMF-MMF-SMF structure and graphene oxide

S. F. S. M. Noor; Ahmad B. A.; A. Rosol A. H.; Ahmad H.; Apsari R.; Harun S. W.

doi:10.1007/s11801-022-2097-3

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