Emission properties of an optimised 2.8 μm Er3+:YLF laser

Optics Communications

Volumn 139, Issue 4-6, 1997, Pages 215-218

  Wyss, Chr ^a   Luthy W ^a   Weber, H P ^a   Rogin, P ^a   Hulliger, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crystal; Erbium; Laser; LiYF4; Slope efficiency; YLF

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CRYSTALS; EFFICIENCY; ERBIUM; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL PUMPING;

DOPANT CONCENTRATION; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0031191658     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(97)00130-2     Document Type: Article

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