Efficient wavelength conversion with high-power passively Q-switched diode-pumped neodymium lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1480-1484

  Agnesi, Antonio ^a   Dell'Acqua, Stefano ^a   Piccinini, Enrico ^a   Reali, Giancarlo ^a   Piccinno, Giuliano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Bright Solutions Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Neodymium:solid lasers; Nonlinear optics; Solid lasers

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; HIGH POWER LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

HARMONIC CONVERSION; PARAMETRIC CONVERSION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032137608     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704347     Document Type: Article

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