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Front. Optoelectron.    2022, Vol. 15 Issue (4) : 52    https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-022-00053-0
RECOLLECTION
A “light chaser” and his dream of Optics Valley of China
Wei Hong(), Zhen Wang, Jianji Dong
Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Issue Date: 04 January 2023
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Wei Hong,Zhen Wang,Jianji Dong. A “light chaser” and his dream of Optics Valley of China[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2022, 15(4): 52.
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