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Chinese Optics Letters
Vol. 19, Issue 3, 032601 (2021)

Configuration optimization of off-axis parabolic mirror for enhancing the focusability of a laser beam

Xiahui Zeng^*

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Department of Physics & Electronic Information Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou 350108, China

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