Laser and spectroscopic properties of Sr5(PO4)3F:Yb

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 269-276

  DeLoach, Laura D ^a   Payne, Stephen A ^a   Smith, Larry K ^a   Kway, Wayne L ^a   Krupke, William F ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTROSCOPY; YTTERBIUM;

APATITE;

STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0028383029     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.11.000269     Document Type: Article

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