Growth and Spectroscopic Properties of the 2.9 μm Tm,Ho:LuAG Laser Crystal

Zhang Huili; Sun Dunlu; Luo Jianqiao; Chen Jiakang; Cao Shihao; Cheng Maojie; Zhang Qingli; Yin Shaotang

doi:10.3788/aos201434.0416006

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