Efficient second harmonic generation of Q-Switched Nd: YAG laser radiation using LiNbO3 with 2 mol% MgO doping

Materials Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 63-65

  Lee, Jong Soo ^a   Rhee, Bum Ku ^a   Kim, Chong Don ^b   Joo, Gi Tae ^b  

^a Sogang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

LiNbo3; MgO dopant; Nd:Yag laser; Second harmonic generation (SHG); SHG efficiency; Zero optical damage

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); LASER PULSES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MAGNESIA; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION;

LITHIUM NIOBATE; PHASE MATCHING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0031272842     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-577X(97)00076-1     Document Type: Article

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