Optimization design of a power-scaled rubidium laser with a 3-stage amplification configuration

Jiang Zhigang; Wang You; Cai He; Gao Ming; Han Juhong; An Guofei; Zhang Wei; Xue Liangping; Wang Shunyan; Wang Hongyuan; Zhou Jie

doi:10.3788/irla201645.1106003

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