Stable resonators for fundamental mode operation

Optical Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1239-1246

  Pavel, Nicolaie ^a   Dascalu, Traian ^a   Lupei, Voicu ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

Fundamental mode operation; Laser resonator; Nd:YAG laser rod

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008716644     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.600669     Document Type: Article

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