Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 49, Issue 13, 1301001(2022)
LD Pumped Watt-Level Actively Q-switched Alexandrite Laser
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Jingchong Wang, Chen Guan, Zhaojun Liu, Zhenhua Cong, Shiwu Wang, Yi Nie, Yang Liu, Zhigang Zhao. LD Pumped Watt-Level Actively Q-switched Alexandrite Laser[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2022, 49(13): 1301001
Category: laser devices and laser physics
Received: Oct. 28, 2021
Accepted: Nov. 26, 2021
Published Online: Jun. 30, 2022
The Author Email: Liu Zhaojun (zhaojunliu@sdu.edu.cn), Zhao Zhigang (zhigang@sdu.edu.cn)