Development of beam combining technology in mid-infrared semiconductor lasers(invited)

Cao Yuxuan; Shu Shili; Sun Fangyuan; Zhao Yufei; Tong Cunzhu; Wang Lijun

doi:10.3788/irla201847.1003002

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