Modulation and single-spike switching of a diode-pumped Er3+:LiYF4 laser at 2.8 μm

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1041-1045

  Wyss, Chr ^b   Luthy W ^b   Weber, Heinz P ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; Erbium; Laser; LiYF4; Modulation; Pulsing

Indexed keywords

CAVITY RESONATORS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; Q SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

SINGLE SPIKE SWITCHING; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0032095158     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.678600     Document Type: Article

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