Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 16, 161401(2019)

Improving Extinction Ratio of Output Laser with Anisotropy of Cr 4+∶YAG Crystal

Si Zhang1,2, Nan Wang2, Xubao Wang1, and Xuechun Lin2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1 Institute of Laser Engineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China
  • 2 Laboratory of All-Solid-State Light Sources, Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100083, China
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    Si Zhang, Nan Wang, Xubao Wang, Xuechun Lin. Improving Extinction Ratio of Output Laser with Anisotropy of Cr 4+∶YAG Crystal [J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2019, 56(16): 161401

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers and Laser Optics

    Received: Jan. 14, 2019

    Accepted: Mar. 12, 2019

    Published Online: Aug. 5, 2019

    The Author Email: Xuechun Lin (xclin@semi.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.161401

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