Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 7, 0701008(2023)

3.8 μm Continuous‐Wave All Solid‐State Fe∶ZnSe Laser

Yanlong Shen*, Yingchao Wan, Yousheng Wang, Gaopeng Li, Lianying Ma, Tongxin Chai, Zhengge Chen, Feng Zhu, Ke Huang, and Guobin Feng
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi'an 710024,Shaanxi, China
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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Jul. 28, 2022

    Accepted: Sep. 26, 2022

    Published Online: Mar. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Shen Yanlong (shenyanlong@nint.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221087

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