Nd:YAG loop resonator with a Cr 4+:YAG self-pumped phase-conjugate mirror

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 483-489

  Sillard, Pierre ^b,c,d   Brignon, Arnaud ^b,e,f   Huignard, Jean Pierre ^a,b,e,f,g  

^a IEEE

^b THALES   (France)

^c TELECOM PARISTECH   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e INSTITUT D'OPTIQUE GRADUATE SCHOOL   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^g OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser amplifiers; Laser resonators; Optical mixing phase conjugation; Q switched lasers; Saturable absorbers

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL PHASE CONJUGATION; OPTIMIZATION; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

LASER AMPLIFIERS; LOOP RESONATOR; PHASE ABERRATIONS; POLARIZATION ABERRATIONS; SELF PUMPED PHASE CONJUGATE MIRRORS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0031100317     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.556019     Document Type: Article

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