Self-Stimulated Raman Laser Enhancement of Yb 3+-Zr 4+ Co-Doped Microspheres

Yantang Huang; Sheng Lin; Jingping Liu; Canxua Xu; Tingdi Liao

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.2401001

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