Effects of thermalization on Q-switched laser properties

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 887-899

  Degnan, John J ^a,b,c,d   Coyle, D Barry ^a,b,e,f   Kay, Richard B ^b,g,h,i,j,k  

^a NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e School of Business   (United States)

^f OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^g DRURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

ⁱ BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; LASER RESONATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PHOTONS; RELAXATION PROCESSES;

THERMALIZATION;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0032072378     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.668777     Document Type: Article

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