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Jaeger, T., Wang, G. (1992). Tunable high-pressure infrared lasers. In: Mollenauer, L.F., White, J.C., Pollock, C.R. (eds) Tunable Lasers. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 59. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-55571-4_8

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