Additional experimental confirmation of the predictions of a model to optimize passively Q-switched lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1142-1143

  Xiao, Guohua ^a,b,c,d   Bass, Michael ^{a,b,c,e,f,g,h}  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Univ Electron Sci Technol China ^*

^d UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^e CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cr:YAG; Lasers; Nd:glass; Passive Q switch; Saturable absorbers

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LENSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

ANTIREFLECTION; SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0032121898     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.687856     Document Type: Article

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