Optimization of Cr4+-doped saturable-absorber Q-switched lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2286-2294

  Zhang, Xingyu ^a   Zhao, Shengzhi ^a   Wang, Qingpu ^a   Zhang, Qidi ^a   Sun, Lianke ^a   Zhang, Shaojun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Laser resonators; Nonlinear media; Optimization methods; Q switched lasers; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

COUPLED CIRCUITS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTIMIZATION; PASSIVE NETWORKS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

EXCITED STATE ABSORPTION;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0031335805     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644112     Document Type: Article

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