Shi, Y., Gao, C., Ye, Q., Wang, S., Wang, Q., Gao, M., Loiko, P., Skoptsov, N., Dymshits, O., Zhilin, A., Zapalova, S., Tsenter, M., Vitkin, V., Mateos, X., & Yumashev, K. (2018). Passively Q-switched 1.6 μm Er:YAG laser with a γ-Ga2O3:Co-based glass-ceramics as a saturable absorber. Laser Physics Letters, 15(4), Article 045004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1612-202X/aaa9a8
Shi, Yang ; Gao, Chunqing ; Ye, Qing et al. / Passively Q-switched 1.6 μm Er:YAG laser with a γ-Ga2O3:Co-based glass-ceramics as a saturable absorber. In: Laser Physics Letters. 2018 ; Vol. 15, No. 4.
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Shi Y, Gao C, Ye Q, Wang S, Wang Q, Gao M et al. Passively Q-switched 1.6 μm Er:YAG laser with a γ-Ga2O3:Co-based glass-ceramics as a saturable absorber. Laser Physics Letters. 2018 Apr;15(4):045004. doi: 10.1088/1612-202X/aaa9a8
