A Tm:YAG laser for optical frequency measurements: Mixing 148 THz light with CO2 laser radiation

Optics Communications

Volumn 140, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 45-48

  Bernard, J E ^a   Whitford, B G ^a   Madej, A A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diode pumped lasers; Frequency chain; Point contact diode; Single mode; Tm:YAG

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CESIUM; DIODES; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; THULIUM;

DIODE PUMPED LASERS; TUNGSTEN NICKEL POINT CONTACT DIODE;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0031185340     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00158-2     Document Type: Article

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