Growth, structure, and spectroscopic properties of Yb,Ho,Pr:GYTO single crystal （Invited）

Yi He; Renqin Dou; Haotian Zhang; Wenpeng Liu; Qingli Zhang; Yingying Chen; Yuxi Gao; Jianqiao Luo

doi:10.3788/IRLA20201067

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