Laser and absorption saturation measurements of Cr4+ crystals, pumped by broadband pulsed 940 nm radiation

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 407-410

  Ter Mikirtychev, V V ^a,b   McKinnie, I T ^c   Warrington, D M ^c   Kalisky, Y ^d   Pollack, S A ^e  

^a KYOTO SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^d NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER NEGEV   (Israel)

^e Optitron Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cr4+ crystals; Laser performance; Lasers (solid state)

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT MEASUREMENT; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

ABSORPTION SATURATION MEASUREMENT; LASER THRESHOLD; PULSED COLOR CENTER LASERS; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0031250809     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(97)00039-X     Document Type: Article

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