Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 41, Issue 6, 613001(2014)

Numerical Simulation of the Number of Return Photons from Sodium Laser Beacons Excited by Macro-Micropulse Laser

Liu Xiangyuan1,2,3、*, Qian Xianmei2, Huang Honghua2, Li Yujie2, and Rao Ruizhong2
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    Liu Xiangyuan, Qian Xianmei, Huang Honghua, Li Yujie, Rao Ruizhong. Numerical Simulation of the Number of Return Photons from Sodium Laser Beacons Excited by Macro-Micropulse Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(6): 613001

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    Received: Dec. 2, 2013

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    Published Online: Apr. 23, 2014

    The Author Email: Xiangyuan Liu (lxy0564@aliyun.com)

    DOI:10.3788/cjl201441.0613001

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