Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 49, Issue 12, 20201080(2020)

Research progress on the high power flowing-gas circulation diode-pumped alkali vapor laser (Invited)

Yanhui Ji1, Yang He2, Haohua Wan1, Junjie Sun2, and Fei Chen2
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, China
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    Yanhui Ji, Yang He, Haohua Wan, Junjie Sun, Fei Chen. Research progress on the high power flowing-gas circulation diode-pumped alkali vapor laser (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(12): 20201080

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    Category: Advanced Laser Technology

    Received: Oct. 18, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jan. 14, 2021

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    DOI:10.3788/IRLA20201080

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