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Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 958(2022)

Design considerations to increase the power-efficiency of a supper-large-optical-cavity waveguide structure diode laser

Kun ZHOU1,2, Lin-An HE1,2, Yi LI1,2, Yu-Wen HE1,2, Wei-Chuan DU1,2、*, Sheng-Zhe LIU1,2, Liang ZHANG1,2, Yao HU1,2, Liang SONG1,2, Song-Xin GAO1,2, and Chun TANG1,2
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  • 1Institute of Applied Electronics，CAEP，Mianyang 621900，China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on High Energy Lasers，CAEP，Mianyang 621900，China
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    Kun ZHOU, Lin-An HE, Yi LI, Yu-Wen HE, Wei-Chuan DU, Sheng-Zhe LIU, Liang ZHANG, Yao HU, Liang SONG, Song-Xin GAO, Chun TANG. Design considerations to increase the power-efficiency of a supper-large-optical-cavity waveguide structure diode laser[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2022, 41(6): 958

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    Category: Research Articles

    Received: Feb. 21, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 6, 2023

    The Author Email: Wei-Chuan DU (weichuandu@126.com)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2022.06.003

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