Physical Limitations of High-Power, High-Energy Lasers

Xiaomin Zhang; Dongxia Hu; Dangpeng Xu; Jing Wang; Xinbin Chen; Jun Liu; Wei Han; Min Li; Mingzhong Li

doi:10.3788/CJL202148.1201002

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