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High-gain amplification of directly-modulated, single-frequency, 2-µm source

Dergachev et al., 2013

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14785559146095261401
Author
Dergachev A
Amzajerdian F
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Mid-Infrared Coherent Sources

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High-gain amplification of directly-modulated, single- frequency, 2-µm source Page 1 JTh2A.63.pdf Advanced Solid-State Lasers Congress Technical Digest İ OSA 2013 High-gain amplification of directly-modulated, singlefrequency, 2-µm source Alex Dergachev Q-Peak, Inc., 135 …
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