Comment on "efficient diode-pumped Yb: Gd2SiO5 laser" [Appl. Phys. Lett. 88, 221117 (2006)]

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages

  Kouznetsov, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO COMMUNICATIONS   (Japan)

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EID: 33846995962     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2435309     Document Type: Note

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