Long-pulse and Q-switched Operation of Diode-Pumped Nd:YAG at 946 nm

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 105-107

  Hanson, Frank ^a   Poirier, Pete ^a  

^a Department of the Navy   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; Q switching; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

DIODES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHED LASERS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

DIODE BARS; DIODE PUMPED ND: YAG; DIODE-PUMPED; END-PUMPED; LONG PULSE; ND:YAG LASER; PULSE MODES; PUMP PULSE; Q-SWITCHED OPERATION; SOLID-STATE LASERS;

Q SWITCHING;

EID: 0005039982     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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