• Optics and Precision Engineering
  • Vol. 30, Issue 21, 2655 (2022)
Jinlong ZHANG*, Fumei WANG, Shenghuan FANG, Hongfei JIAO..., Xinbin CHENG and Zhanshan WANG|Show fewer author(s)
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  • Institute of Precision Optical Engineering, MOE Key Laboratory of Advanced Micro-Structured Materials, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Digital Optics, Shanghai Professional Technical Service Platform for Full-Spectrum and High-Performance Optical Thin Film Devices and Applications,School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai200092, China
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    Jinlong ZHANG, Fumei WANG, Shenghuan FANG, Hongfei JIAO, Xinbin CHENG, Zhanshan WANG. Scattering and mechanical loss of ultra-low loss laser coatings[J]. Optics and Precision Engineering, 2022, 30(21): 2655 Copy Citation Text show less
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