Efficiency of erbium 3-μm crystal and fiber lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 657-663

  Pollnau, M ^b   Spring, R ^b   Ghisler, Ch ^b   Wittwer, S ^b   Luthy W ^b   Weber, H P ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; ERBIUM; GAS LASERS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FIBERS; PUMPING (LASER); QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; QUANTUM THEORY; ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS;

ABSORBED PUMP POWER; ERBIUM CRYSTAL LASERS; FLUOROZIRCONATE FIBER; LASER SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0030130164     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.488840     Document Type: Article

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