AU2001268113A1 - Energy-efficient method and system for processing target material using an amplified, wavelength-shifted pulse train - Google Patents

Energy-efficient method and system for processing target material using an amplified, wavelength-shifted pulse train

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AU2001268113A1
AU2001268113A1 AU2001268113A AU6811301A AU2001268113A1 AU 2001268113 A1 AU2001268113 A1 AU 2001268113A1 AU 2001268113 A AU2001268113 A AU 2001268113A AU 6811301 A AU6811301 A AU 6811301A AU 2001268113 A1 AU2001268113 A1 AU 2001268113A1
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Donald V. Smart
Donald J. Svetkoff
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General Scanning Inc
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