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ZHAO Wenhai1, TAO Shixu1, TONG Siyi1, TANG Jian1..., ZUO Chuandong1,2, CAO Yongge1,3 and MA Chaoyang1,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory, Dongguan 523808, China
  • 2Zhongke Haoye Dongguan Material Technology Co., Ltd., Dongguan 523808, China
  • 3Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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    ZHAO Wenhai, TAO Shixu, TONG Siyi, TANG Jian, ZUO Chuandong, CAO Yongge, MA Chaoyang. Research Progress on Lu2O3 Based Laser Transparent Ceramics[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(12): 2043 Copy Citation Text show less
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    ZHAO Wenhai, TAO Shixu, TONG Siyi, TANG Jian, ZUO Chuandong, CAO Yongge, MA Chaoyang. Research Progress on Lu2O3 Based Laser Transparent Ceramics[J]. Journal of Synthetic Crystals, 2024, 53(12): 2043
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