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    • Advanced Photonics Nexus
    • Vol. 3, Issue 4, 046006 (2024)
    Rapid and precise distance measurement with hybrid comb lasers | On the Cover
    Zhichuang Wang1,2,†, Jiawen Zhi3, Hanzhong Wu3,*, Brent E. Little1..., Sai T. Chu4, Jie Zhang3, Zehuang Lu3, Chenggang Shao3,*, Weiqiang Wang1,2,* and Wenfu Zhang1,2,*|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xi’an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, State Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics, Xi’an, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
  • 3Huazhong University of Science and Technology, PGMF and School of Physics, MOE Key Laboratory of Fundamental Physical Quantities Measurements, Hubei Key Laboratory of Gravitation and Quantum Physics, Wuhan, China
  • 4City University of Hong Kong, Department of Physics and Materials Science, Hong Kong, China
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    Zhichuang Wang, Jiawen Zhi, Hanzhong Wu, Brent E. Little, Sai T. Chu, Jie Zhang, Zehuang Lu, Chenggang Shao, Weiqiang Wang, Wenfu Zhang, "Rapid and precise distance measurement with hybrid comb lasers," Adv. Photon. Nexus 3, 046006 (2024) Copy Citation Text show less
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