Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 13, 1301002(2023)

Spectral Matching of NdYAG, CrNdYAG and CeNdYAG Laser Materials Under Solar Pumping

Jia Zhang, Changming Zhao*, Zitao Cai, and Ziyin Zhao
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  • School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
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    Jia Zhang, Changming Zhao, Zitao Cai, Ziyin Zhao. Spectral Matching of NdYAG, CrNdYAG and CeNdYAG Laser Materials Under Solar Pumping[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(13): 1301002

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Dec. 6, 2022

    Accepted: Feb. 6, 2023

    Published Online: Jun. 27, 2023

    The Author Email: Changming Zhao (zhaochangming@bit.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL221500

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