Investigation of efficient self-frequency-doubling Nd:YAB lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2295-2300

  Bartschke, J ^a   Knappe, R ^a   Boller, K J ^a   Wallenstein, R ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Focusing; Frequency conversion; Injection locked oscillators; Modeling; Neodymium materials devices; Nonlinear differential equations; Nonlinear optics; Power measurement; Semiconductor laser arrays; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; FREQUENCY MULTIPLYING CIRCUITS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SOLID STATE OSCILLATORS;

INJECTION LOCKED OSCILLATORS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0031336260     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644113     Document Type: Article

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