Harmonic Mode-Locked Fiber Laser based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Filled with Topological Insulator Solution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Sample Preparation and Experimental Setup
3. Experimental Results and Discussion
3.1. Fundamental Mode-Locking
3.2. Harmonic Mode-Locking
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflict of Interest
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Chen, Y.-S.; Yan, P.-G.; Chen, H.; Liu, A.-J.; Ruan, S.-C. Harmonic Mode-Locked Fiber Laser based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Filled with Topological Insulator Solution. Photonics 2015, 2, 342-354. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020342
Chen Y-S, Yan P-G, Chen H, Liu A-J, Ruan S-C. Harmonic Mode-Locked Fiber Laser based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Filled with Topological Insulator Solution. Photonics. 2015; 2(2):342-354. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020342
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Yu-Shan, Pei-Guang Yan, Hao Chen, Ai-Jiang Liu, and Shuang-Chen Ruan. 2015. "Harmonic Mode-Locked Fiber Laser based on Photonic Crystal Fiber Filled with Topological Insulator Solution" Photonics 2, no. 2: 342-354. https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics2020342