Realizing high efficiency spectral beam combining with dual-gratings based on conical diffraction

Juan Wu; Jianmin Li; Xinqi Yin; Lijiang Zeng; Keqiang Qiu; Chaoming Li; Hong Yan

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202032.200192

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