Diode-pumped grazing incidence slab lasers

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Alcock, A J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Bernard, John E ^a,b,c,f,g,h  

^a IEEE   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c University of Toronto ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^f OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Pulsed lasers; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

GAIN MEASUREMENT; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM; PUMPING (LASER); SOLID STATE OSCILLATORS;

DIODE PUMPED GRAZING INCIDENCE SLAB LASERS; HYBRID SYSTEM; MILLIJOULE PULSES; PULSED LASERS; Q SWITCHED OSCILLATOR;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0031070598     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/2944.585806     Document Type: Article

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