Growth, Structure, Spectroscopy, and Laser Performance of Nd∶GSAG Crystals

Lei Huang; Qingli Zhang; Jianqiao Luo; Wenpeng Liu; Junrui Zhang; Renqin Dou; Guihua Sun; Cong Quan; Yingying Chen; Shoujun Ding; Yao Liu; Ying Fan

doi:10.3788/CJL230665

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