• Optical Instruments
  • Vol. 45, Issue 3, 66 (2023)
Chengxuan ZHUANG, Qi LU, Liang XU, and Yi LIU*
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  • School of Optical-Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology , Shanghai 200093, China
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    DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1005-5630.2023.003.009 Cite this Article
    Chengxuan ZHUANG, Qi LU, Liang XU, Yi LIU. Coherent emission of nitrogen ions pumped by ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses[J]. Optical Instruments, 2023, 45(3): 66 Copy Citation Text show less
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    Chengxuan ZHUANG, Qi LU, Liang XU, Yi LIU. Coherent emission of nitrogen ions pumped by ultraviolet femtosecond laser pulses[J]. Optical Instruments, 2023, 45(3): 66
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