Compact actively Q-switched laser for sensing applications

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Compact actively Q-switched laser for sensing applications

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Optically powered gas monitoring system using single-mode fibre for underground coal mines

Optically powered gas monitoring system using single-mode fibre for underground coal mines

Broad temperature range ferrielectric liquid crystal: Temperature dependencies of dielectric and electro-optical properties

Cerium oxide for L-band Q-switched pulse laser generation

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