Self-Q-switched and wavelength-tunable tungsten disulfide-based passively Q-switched Er:Y2O3 ceramic lasers

Xiaofeng Guan; Jiawei Wang; Yuzhao Zhang; Bin Xu; Zhengqian Luo; Huiying Xu; Zhiping Cai; Xiaodong Xu; Jian Zhang; Jun Xu

doi:10.1364/PRJ.6.000830

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