Progress in high energy all-solid-state regenerative amplifier

Yuanjun Wu; Yanqi Gao; Yilin Hua; Qingnan Xie; Quan Zheng; Weixin Ma; Zhan Sui

doi:10.11884/HPLPB202032.200089

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