Modeling of Tm, Ho:YAG and Tm, Ho:YLF 2-μm lasers and calculation of extractable energies

Applied Optics

Volumn 37, Issue 36, 1998, Pages 8406-8419

  Bruneau, Didier ^a   Delmonte, Stéphane ^a   Pelon, Jacques ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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EID: 0001544851     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.37.008406     Document Type: Article

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