High-power ZBLAN glass fiber lasers: Review and prospect

Advances in OptoElectronics

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zhu, Xiushan ^a   Peyghambarian, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 77951497563     PISSN: 1687563X     EISSN: 16875648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/501956     Document Type: Review

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