Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 18, Issue 6, 354(2022)
Nitrogen air lasing induced by multiple filaments array
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ZHU Di, LI Chunhua, GAO Zhongkun, SUN Xiaodong, GAO Hui. Nitrogen air lasing induced by multiple filaments array[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2022, 18(6): 354
Received: Dec. 4, 2021
Accepted: Jan. 23, 2022
Published Online: Jan. 20, 2023
The Author Email: Xiaodong SUN (sunxiaodong@tiangong.edu.cn)