Determination of laser parameters of ytterbium-doped oxide crystalline materials

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2365-2375

  Haumesser, Paul Henri ^a   Gaumé, Romain ^a   Viana, Bruno ^a   Vivien, Daniel ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; LASER TUNING; OSCILLATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; YTTERBIUM;

PLANO CONCAVE CAVITY;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0013017330     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002365     Document Type: Article

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