Journal of Synthetic Crystals, Volume. 53, Issue 4, 620(2024)
Growth and Optical Properties of Yb∶Ca3(NbGa)5O12 Crystals by Bridgman Method
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ZHAO Tao, AI Lei, LIANG Tuanjie, QIAN Huiyu, SUN Zhigang, PAN Jianguo. Growth and Optical Properties of Yb∶Ca3(NbGa)5O12 Crystals by Bridgman Method[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(4): 620
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Received: Dec. 8, 2023
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Published Online: Aug. 22, 2024
The Author Email: SUN Zhigang (sunzhigang@nbu.edu.cn)
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