Pulse Characteristics of Q-Switched Fiber Lasers

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 1987, Pages 1645-1651

  Gaeta, C J ^a   Digonnet, M J F ^b,d   Shaw, H J ^c  

^a Hughes Aircraft Co   (United States)

^b MCM Laboratories ^*  (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASERS - Q SWITCHING; LASERS, SOLID STATE - OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL FIBERS;

FIBER LASERS; LASER DIODE PUMPING; NEODYMIUM:YAG SINGLE-CRYSTAL FIBERS; SUBNANOSECOND WIDTHS PULSES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0023670343     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: 15582213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.1987.1075462     Document Type: Article

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