Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 57, Issue 23, 230001(2020)

Research Progress of Defects in Ti∶Sapphire Laser Crystals On the Cover

Xiqi Feng1、* and Xiaozhen Han2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Transparent and Opto-Functional Inorganic Materials, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
  • 2Gem Materials Laboratory, Shanghai Jian Qiao University, Shanghai 201306, China
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    Category: Reviews

    Received: Jul. 14, 2020

    Accepted: Aug. 27, 2020

    Published Online: Nov. 24, 2020

    The Author Email: Xiqi Feng (xqfeng@sunm.shcnc.ac.cn), Xiaozhen Han (xqfeng@sunm.shcnc.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP57.230001

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