Q-switched mode-locked all-solid-state Tm:LuAG ceramic laser

Chen Chen; Qiang Xu; Rui Sun; Ya'ni Zhang; Cuiping Kang; Mingxia Zhang; Zhen Yuan; Weijun Ling

doi:10.3788/IRLA20190563

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