Definition and measurement of the beam propagation factor M2 for chromatic laser beams
Tao Fang, Xi Ye, Jinfu Niu, Jianqiu Xu. Definition and measurement of the beam propagation factor M2 for chromatic laser beams[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2006, 4(10): 586.
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Tao Fang, Xi Ye, Jinfu Niu, Jianqiu Xu. Definition and measurement of the beam propagation factor M2 for chromatic laser beams[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2006, 4(10): 586.