Growth and Spectral Properties of Tm:YLiF4 Crystals

Chen Guangzhu; Hang Yin; Peng Haiyan; Zhang Lianhan; Yin Jigang; Xiong Jing; He Xiaoming; Xu Jianqiu

doi:10.3788/aos201131.0116002

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