Modeling of quasi–three–level lasers and operation of cw Yb:YAG lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1867-1874

  Taira, Takunori ^a   Tulloch, William M ^b   Byer, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mode matching efficiency; Quasi three level laser; Yb:YAG

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000488843     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001867     Document Type: Article

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