Theoretical Design and Experimental Research on High Power Yb∶YAG Ceramic Slab Laser Amplifier

Mi Li; Tangjian Zhou; Liu Xu; Qingsong Gao; Jian Zhang; Yingcheng Wu; Dan Wang; Hao Hu; Chun Tang; Yi Yu; Zhenhai Wu; Jianmin Li; Yong Shi; Na Zhao

doi:10.3788/AOS201838.0114001

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