Ho:Tm:YLF laser amplifiers

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2872-2882

  Barnes, Norman P ^a   Rodriguez, Waldo J ^b   Walsh, Brian M ^c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0030367303     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.13.002872     Document Type: Article

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