Single-frequency Q-switched Cr-Nd:YAG laser operating at 946-nm wavelength

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-28

  Liu, Hua ^a   Hornia, Osmany ^a   Chen, Y C ^a   Zhou, Shou Huan ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b N China Res Inst of Electro Opt   (China)

Author keywords

Passive Q switching; Q switching; Single frequency

Indexed keywords

LIGHT MODULATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; POLARIZATION; Q SWITCHING;

FREQUENCY STABILIZATION; SINGLE FREQUENCY; WAVELENGTH;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0031070529     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.585809     Document Type: Article

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