Output Characteristics of Q-Switched Mid-Infrared Fiber Laser with a Mechanical Chopper

Shen Yanlong; Zhou Songqing; Chen Hongwei; Huang Ke; Luan Kunpeng; Tao Mengmeng; Yu Li; Yi Aiping; Feng Guobin

doi:10.3788/aos201636.0114002

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