• Photonics Research
  • Vol. 13, Issue 4, 897 (2025)
Danqing Liu, Changlei Guo*, Chunzhao Ma, Weitong Fan..., Xuezhen Gong, Zhen Zhang, Wenxun Li, Jie Xu, Kui Liu and Hsien-Chi Yeh|Show fewer author(s)
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  • MOE Key Laboratory of TianQin Mission, TianQin Research Center for Gravitational Physics & School of Physics and Astronomy, Frontiers Science Center for TianQin, CNSA Research Center for Gravitational Waves, Sun Yat-sen University (Zhuhai Campus), Zhuhai 519082, China
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    Danqing Liu, Changlei Guo, Chunzhao Ma, Weitong Fan, Xuezhen Gong, Zhen Zhang, Wenxun Li, Jie Xu, Kui Liu, Hsien-Chi Yeh, "All-solid-state miniature laser gyroscope based on a single monolithic non-planar ring oscillator," Photonics Res. 13, 897 (2025) Copy Citation Text show less
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    Danqing Liu, Changlei Guo, Chunzhao Ma, Weitong Fan, Xuezhen Gong, Zhen Zhang, Wenxun Li, Jie Xu, Kui Liu, Hsien-Chi Yeh, "All-solid-state miniature laser gyroscope based on a single monolithic non-planar ring oscillator," Photonics Res. 13, 897 (2025)
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