Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 12, 20201074(2020)

Research of beam smoothing technology in high power laser driver (Invited)

Yanqi Gao, Fujian Li, Lailin Ji, Xiaohui Zhao, Lan Xia, Wei Feng, Dong Liu, Haitao Shi, Jiani Liu, Daxing Rao, Yong Cui, Weixin Ma, and Zhan Sui
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  • Shanghai Institute of Laser Plasms, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Shanghai 201800
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    Category: Advanced Laser Technology

    Received: Sep. 1, 2020

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    Published Online: Jan. 14, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20201074

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