Research Progress of High-Power Ho∶YAG Lasers and Its Application for Pumping Mid-Far-Infrared Nonlinear Frequency Conversion in ZGP, BGSe and CdSe Crystals

Baoquan Yao; Ke Yang; Shuyi Mi; Junhui Li; Disheng Wei; Jinwen Tang; Long Chen; Xiaoxiao Hua; Chao Yang; Xiaoming Duan; Tongyu Dai; Youlun Ju; Yuezhu Wang

doi:10.3788/CJL202249.0101002

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