High-energy Q-switched 0.946-μm solid-state diode pumped laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1535-1538

  Axenson, Theresa J ^a   Barnes, Norman P ^b   Reichle Jr , Donald J ^b   Koehler, Elka E ^b,c  

^a SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL COATINGS; OPTICAL RESONATORS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

RESONATOR DESIGN;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0012503481     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001535     Document Type: Article

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