Spectroscopy and Diode Laser-Pumped Operation of Tm, Ho: YAG

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1988, Pages 924-933

  Fan, Tso Yee ^a   Huber, G ^b   Byer, Robert L ^a   Mitzscherlich, P ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND STRUCTURE; FLUORESCENCE; GARNETS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; SPECTROSCOPY, ABSORPTION;

DIODE LASER PUMPING; ENERGY TRANSFER UPCONVERSION; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTION;

LASERS, SOLID STATE;

EID: 0024029805     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.213     Document Type: Article

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