Laser Chemistry
Volume 2008 (2008), Article ID 656490, 6 pages
doi:10.1155/2008/656490
Research Article

Physical and Spectroscopic Properties of Yb3+-Doped Fluorophosphate Laser Glasses

Shujiang Liu1 and Anxian Lu2

1Glass and Ceramic Key Laboratory, Shandong Institute of Light Industry, Jinan 250353, China
2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

Received 24 April 2008; Accepted 4 August 2008

Academic Editor: Saulius Juodkazis

Copyright © 2008 Shujiang Liu and Anxian Lu. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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