Photonics Research, 2019, 7 (4): 04000431, Published Online: Apr. 11, 2019  

Soliton and bound-state soliton mode-locked fiber laser based on a MoS2/fluorine mica Langmuir–Blodgett film saturable absorber

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1 School of Physics and Information Technology, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710119, China
2 School of Science, Xi’an Institute of Posts and Telecommunications, Xi’an 710121, China
3 Key Laboratory for Surface Engineering and Remanufacturing of Shaanxi Province, Xi’an University, Xi’an 710065, China
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Ruidong Lü, Yonggang Wang, Jiang Wang, Wei Ren, Lu Li, Sicong Liu, Zhendong Chen, Yongfang Li, Hongying Wang, Fuxing Fu. Soliton and bound-state soliton mode-locked fiber laser based on a MoS2/fluorine mica Langmuir–Blodgett film saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 04000431.

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Ruidong Lü, Yonggang Wang, Jiang Wang, Wei Ren, Lu Li, Sicong Liu, Zhendong Chen, Yongfang Li, Hongying Wang, Fuxing Fu. Soliton and bound-state soliton mode-locked fiber laser based on a MoS2/fluorine mica Langmuir–Blodgett film saturable absorber[J]. Photonics Research, 2019, 7(4): 04000431.

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