Nd∶YVO4 Slab Burst‐mode Laser with High Beam Quality and Short Nanosecond Pulse Width

Yue Song; Zhimin Wang; Xihang Yang; Yong Bo; Fengfeng Zhang; Yixuan Zhang; Zihan Zhou; Wencheng Zhao; Yanyong Lin; Li Fu; Qinjun Peng

doi:10.3788/CJL220974

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