• Laser & Optoelectronics Progress
  • Vol. 57, Issue 11, 111419 (2020)
Tianlun Shen, Jinhai Si*, Tao Chen**, and Xun Hou
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  • Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Information Photonics Technology, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Faculty of Electronic and Information Science, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710049, China
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    Tianlun Shen, Jinhai Si, Tao Chen, Xun Hou. Application of Femtosecond Laser Irradiation and Wet Etching in Fabrication of Microstructures in Crystal Materials[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2020, 57(11): 111419 Copy Citation Text show less
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