• Infrared and Laser Engineering
  • Vol. 49, Issue 12, 20201076 (2020)
Zhenxu Bai1, Xuezong Yang1, Hui Chen2, Duo Jin2, Jie Ding2, Yaoyao Qi2, Sensen Li3, Xiusheng Yan3, Yulei Wang2, and Zhiwei Lv2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
  • 2Center for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
  • 3Science and Technology on Electro-Optical Information Security Control Laboratory, Tianjin 300308, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/IRLA20201076 Cite this Article
    Zhenxu Bai, Xuezong Yang, Hui Chen, Duo Jin, Jie Ding, Yaoyao Qi, Sensen Li, Xiusheng Yan, Yulei Wang, Zhiwei Lv. Research progress of high-power diamond laser technology (Invited)[J]. Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(12): 20201076 Copy Citation Text show less
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