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Photonics Research, Volume. 6, Issue 1, 1(2018)

Generation of high-energy narrowband 2.05  μm pulses for seeding a Ho:YLF laser

Yanchun Yin, Xiaoming Ren, Yang Wang, Fengjiang Zhuang, Jie Li, and Zenghu Chang*
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  • Institute for the Frontier of Attosecond Science and Technology, CREOL and Department of Physics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida 32816, USA
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    Yanchun Yin, Xiaoming Ren, Yang Wang, Fengjiang Zhuang, Jie Li, Zenghu Chang, "Generation of high-energy narrowband 2.05  μm pulses for seeding a Ho:YLF laser," Photonics Res. 6, 1 (2018)

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    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Sep. 22, 2017

    Accepted: Oct. 31, 2017

    Published Online: Jul. 19, 2018

    The Author Email: Zenghu Chang (zenghu.chang@ucf.edu)

    DOI:10.1364/PRJ.6.000001

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