Passively Q-Switched a-Cut Er, Yb∶YAl3(BO3)4 Microchip Laser

Songqing Zha; Yujin Chen; Mingyao Deng; Yanfu Lin; Bingxuan Li; Yuqi Zou; Wenbin Liao; Zhanglang Lin; Ge Zhang

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.1301004

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