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Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 51, Issue 11, 1101028(2024)

Intertwined Development of Near-Infrared High-Power Lasers and Reflective Holographic Surface-Relief Diffraction Gratings

Yunxia Jin*, Yuxing Han, Hongchao Cao, Fanyu Kong, and Jianda Shao
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  • Laboratory of Thin Film Optics, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Yunxia Jin, Yuxing Han, Hongchao Cao, Fanyu Kong, Jianda Shao. Intertwined Development of Near-Infrared High-Power Lasers and Reflective Holographic Surface-Relief Diffraction Gratings[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2024, 51(11): 1101028

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    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Feb. 15, 2024

    Accepted: Apr. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 10, 2024

    The Author Email: Jin Yunxia (yxjin@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL240593

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL240593

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