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
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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)