Ho:Tm lasers I: Theoretical

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 92-103

  Barnes, Norman P ^a   Filer, Elizabeth D ^b   Morrison, Clyde A ^c   Lee, Chang J ^d,e  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^c U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Agy for Def Development in Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPOSITION; ENERGY TRANSFER; HOLMIUM; LASER THEORY; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; QUANTUM THEORY; THULIUM;

DIPOLE DIPOLE APPROXIMATION; ENERGY TRANSFER DYNAMICS; HOLMIUM DOPED THULIUM LASERS; LASER MATERIALS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0029733106     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.481924     Document Type: Article

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