Q-switching of Er:YAG (2.9 μm) solid-state laser by PLZT electrooptic modulator

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 1846-1848

  Ozolinsh, Maris ^a,c   Stock, Karl ^b,d   Hibst, Raimund ^b   Steiner, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c Institute of Solid State Physics

^d Engineering College of Aalen   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electrooptic PLZT ceramics; Electrooptic switches; Er:YAG lasers; Q switched lasers

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROOPTICAL DEVICES; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATORS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING;

CERAMIC MODULATOR; ELECTROOPTIC PLZT CERAMICS; ELECTROOPTIC SWITCHES;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0031257254     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.631291     Document Type: Article

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