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Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 18, 1803004(2025)

Research Progress of Rare‑Earth‑Doped Laser Single‑Crystal Fibers (Invited)

Xu Wu1,2, Zhen Zhang1,2, Zhonghan Zhang1,2, Liangbi Su1,2、*, and Anhua Wu1,2、**
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  • 1State Key Laboratory of Functional Crystals and Devices, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201899, China
  • 2College of Materials Science and Opto-Electronic Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Xu Wu, Zhen Zhang, Zhonghan Zhang, Liangbi Su, Anhua Wu. Research Progress of Rare‑Earth‑Doped Laser Single‑Crystal Fibers (Invited)[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(18): 1803004

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    Category: Materials

    Received: Jun. 17, 2025

    Accepted: Jul. 21, 2025

    Published Online: Sep. 19, 2025

    The Author Email: Liangbi Su (suliangbi@mail.sic.ac.cn), Anhua Wu (wuanhua@mail.sic.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL250968

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL250968

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