Efficiency of Nd Laser Materials with Laser Diode Pumping

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 558-569

  Barnes, Norman P ^a   Storm, Mark E ^b   Cross, Patricia L ^a   Skolaut, Milton W ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ST Systems Corp ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; NEODYMIUM AND ALLOYS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES;

LASER MATERIALS; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

LASERS, SOLID STATE;

EID: 0025403916     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.52133     Document Type: Article

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