Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 60, Issue 15, 1514009(2023)

Study on Wavelength Tuning and Pulse Performance of Tm∶YAP Laser

Yuyao Jiang1,2,3, Chuanpeng Qian2,3, Jing Liu2,3, Yuqing Fan2,3, Yichi Zhang2,3, Ting Yu2,3, Xiangchun Shi2,3、*, Xisheng Ye2,3, and Qing Cao1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Physics, College of sciences, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China
  • 2Laboratory of High Power Fiber Laser Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
  • 3Shanghai Key Laboratory of All Soild-State Laser and Appiled Techniques, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China
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    Yuyao Jiang, Chuanpeng Qian, Jing Liu, Yuqing Fan, Yichi Zhang, Ting Yu, Xiangchun Shi, Xisheng Ye, Qing Cao. Study on Wavelength Tuning and Pulse Performance of Tm∶YAP Laser[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2023, 60(15): 1514009

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jul. 15, 2022

    Accepted: Aug. 5, 2022

    Published Online: Aug. 11, 2023

    The Author Email: Xiangchun Shi (shixc@siom.ac.cn), Qing Cao (qcao@shu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP222143

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