Experimental Study of Femtosecond Laser Written Waveguide in Yb3+ Phosphate Glass and Waveguide Laser

Bai Jing; Long Xuewen; Liu Xin; Zhao Wei; Hui Rongqing; Cheng Guanghua

doi:10.3788/aos201434.0432003

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