Infrared and Laser Engineering, Volume. 50, Issue 8, 20210336(2021)
LD pumped high-power mid-infrared solid state lasers based on 1.3at.%Er3+: CaF2 crystal (Invited)
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Mengyu Zong, Zhen Zhang, Jingjing Liu, Jie Liu, Liangbi Su. LD pumped high-power mid-infrared solid state lasers based on 1.3at.%Er3+: CaF2 crystal (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2021, 50(8): 20210336
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