Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 21, 2114002(2022)

Thin-Disk Nd∶YAG Vortex Laser

Tianhong Lian*, Lei Yang, Jiahua Zhu, Jianning Liu, Junhong Xing, Yun Liu, and Mingxing Jiao
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  • School of Mechanical and Precision Instrument Engineering, Xi′an University of Technology, Xi′an710048, Shaanxi , China
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    Tianhong Lian, Lei Yang, Jiahua Zhu, Jianning Liu, Junhong Xing, Yun Liu, Mingxing Jiao. Thin-Disk Nd∶YAG Vortex Laser[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(21): 2114002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Apr. 11, 2022

    Accepted: May. 16, 2022

    Published Online: Nov. 4, 2022

    The Author Email: Lian Tianhong (tianhongl@126.com)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.2114002

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