Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 43, Issue 10, 1000001(2016)

Research Status of Passively Mode-locked Laser Based on Nd3+-doped Disordered Crystals

He Kunna1,2、*, Li Dehua2, and Wei Zhiyi2
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    Received: May. 31, 2016

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    Published Online: Oct. 12, 2016

    The Author Email: Kunna He (hekunna@cau.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201643.1000001

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