• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 12, 20201051 (2020)
Pei Liu1, Jiaxing Heng1, and Zhaowei Zhang2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Optical & Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
  • 2School of Optical & Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science & Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20201051 Cite this Article
    Pei Liu, Jiaxing Heng, Zhaowei Zhang. Chirped-pulse optical parametric oscillators and the generation of broadband midinfrared laser sources (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(12): 20201051 Copy Citation Text show less
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