Experimental Investigation on the High Average Power ns Mid-Infrared Laser Output at 3.8 μm Through Difference Frequency Generation

Yonghang Shen; Bo Wu; Chengzhi Hu; Wenjie Yue; Yiluo Jiang

doi:10.3788/CJL202249.0101017

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