Growth and Laser Properties of Neodymium Ion-doped Ca3NbGa3Si2O14 Crystal

Cong Zhang; Cong Xia; Shihui Ma; Yonggui Yu; Zhanggui Hu; Ning Ye; Jiyang Wang; Yicheng Wu

doi:10.3788/CJL230723

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