Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 20, Issue 3, 031403(2022)

Realization of a continuous-wave single-frequency tunable Nd:CYA laser

Huiqi Yang1, Pixian Jin1,2, Jing Su1,2, Xiaodong Xu3, Jun Xu4, and Huadong Lu1,2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, Institute of Opto-electronics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
  • 3Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser Materials and Devices, School of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou 221116, China
  • 4School of Physics Science and Engineering, Institute for Advanced Study, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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    Huiqi Yang, Pixian Jin, Jing Su, Xiaodong Xu, Jun Xu, Huadong Lu, "Realization of a continuous-wave single-frequency tunable Nd:CYA laser," Chin. Opt. Lett. 20, 031403 (2022)

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    Paper Information

    Category: Lasers, Optical Amplifiers, and Laser Optics

    Received: Nov. 4, 2021

    Accepted: Dec. 13, 2021

    Posted: Dec. 14, 2021

    Published Online: Jan. 14, 2022

    The Author Email: Huadong Lu (luhuadong@sxu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/COL202220.031403

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