Widely tunable mid-infrared spectrometer based on difference frequency generation seeding by external-cavity diode laser

Dong CHEN; Wen-qing LIU; Yu-jun ZHANG; Jian-guo LIU; Xiao-Juan CUI; Rui-feng KAN; Min WANG; Hui XIA; Yi-ben CUI

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