Characterization of the laser crystal ND:GdVO4

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 18-27

  Zhang, Huaijin ^a   Liu, Junhai ^a   Wang, Jiyang ^a   Wang, Changqing ^a   Zhu, Li ^a   Shao, Zongshu ^a   Meng, Xianlin ^a   Hu, Xiaobo ^a   Jiang, Minhua ^a   Chow, Yuk Tak ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTOOPTICAL DEVICES; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; FLUORESCENCE; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SPECIFIC HEAT; THERMAL EXPANSION; THERMAL STRESS;

OPTICAL CAVITIES;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0002298638     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000018     Document Type: Article

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