Polarization states of a single-mode (microchip) Nd3+:YAG laser - Part II: Comparison of theory and experiment

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1493-1502

  Dalgliesh, R ^a   May, A D ^a   Stephan G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Neodymium:YAG lasers; Optical bistability; Optical polarizatioa

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; LASER THEORY; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL BISTABILITY;

MICROCHIP LASERS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032138978     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.704349     Document Type: Review

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