Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 42, Issue 6, 762(2023)
Progress in the study of nonlinear dynamic characteristics based on quantum cascade lasers
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Wei FENG, Yu MAO, Yue MENG, Tian-Liang RENG, Chang WANG, Jun-Cheng CAO. Progress in the study of nonlinear dynamic characteristics based on quantum cascade lasers[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2023, 42(6): 762
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Received: Feb. 21, 2023
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Published Online: Dec. 26, 2023
The Author Email: Chang WANG (cwang@mail.sim.ac.cn), Jun-Cheng CAO (jccao@mail.sim.ac.cn)