Pulse Characteristics of Quasi Continuous-Wave Pumped Yb∶KYW/Cr4+∶YAG Q-Switched Laser

Nihui Zhang; Mingjie Yao; Wenqi Ge; Hongbo Zhang

doi:10.3788/LOP220459

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