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Amplitude modulation of the radiation of a CO2-laser by optically controlled absorption in semiconductors

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Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 126–133, January, 1983.

In conclusion, we wish to thank G. B. Yablonskii for discussing the results and for useful comments.

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Kuntsevich, B.F., Pisarchik, A.N., Chizhevskii, V.N. et al. Amplitude modulation of the radiation of a CO2-laser by optically controlled absorption in semiconductors. J Appl Spectrosc 38, 107–112 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00659865

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