Q-switched pulse generation with lutetium oxide absorber

Nurul Athirah Mohamad Abdul Ghafar; Zulkipli Nur Farhanah; Mat Yusoff Rabi’Atul A.; Markom Arni Munirah; Yasin Moh; Wadi Harun and Sulaiman

doi:10.1007/s11801-023-2154-6

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