Flashlamp-pumped Cr:LiSAF laser amplifier

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2282-2285

  Takada, Hideyuki ^a   Miyazaki, Kenzo ^a   Torizuka, Kenji ^a  

^a ELECTROTECHNICAL LABORATORY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laser amplifiers; Lasers; Optical pulses; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; OPTICAL PUMPING; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

FLASHLAMP PULSED LASER AMPLIFIERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0031337139     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.644111     Document Type: Article

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