Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 50, Issue 22, 2201008(2023)

Acousto-Optic Q-Switched Radio Frequency Waveguide CO2 Laser with High Repetition Rate and Short Pulse Width

Mingjun Wu1,2, Rongqing Tan1,2、*, Hui Li1, Fangjin Ning1, Yijun Zheng1, Ziren Zhu1,2, and Jinzhou Bai1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1The Laser Engineering & Technology Research Center, Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China
  • 2School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Mingjun Wu, Rongqing Tan, Hui Li, Fangjin Ning, Yijun Zheng, Ziren Zhu, Jinzhou Bai. Acousto-Optic Q-Switched Radio Frequency Waveguide CO2 Laser with High Repetition Rate and Short Pulse Width[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(22): 2201008

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    Paper Information

    Category: laser devices and laser physics

    Received: Feb. 14, 2023

    Accepted: Apr. 5, 2023

    Published Online: Nov. 7, 2023

    The Author Email: Tan Rongqing (rongqingtan@163.com)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL230526

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