Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Study of Pulse Characteristics of Fe2+∶ZnSe Passively Q-switched 2.794 μm Laser with High Repetition Rate

Zhengdong Xiong; Lingling Jiang; Tingqing Cheng; Haihe Jiang

doi:10.3788/CJL220800

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