Passively mode-locked fiber laser based on nonlinear optical loop mirror with semiconductor optical amplifier

Yu Zhong1, Z. X. Zhang1, Xiyun Tao1
1College of Physics and Communication Electronics, Key Laboratory of Photoelectron and Communications of Jiangxi Province, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China

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