Infrared Cross-Section Measurements for Crystals Doped with Er3+, Tm3+, and Ho3+

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1992, Pages 2619-2630

  Payne, Stephen A ^a   Chase, L L ^a   Smith, Larry K ^a   Kway, Wayne L ^a   Wyers, William F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM; HOLMIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; THULIUM;

SPIN ORBIT MULTIPLETS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0026954632     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.161321     Document Type: Article

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