Study of light propagation in scattering powder laser materials

Optical Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Noginov, M A ^a   Noginova, N ^a   Egarievwe, S ^d   Wang, J C ^d   Kokta, M R ^b   Paitz, J ^c  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR CRYSTAL GROWTH   (Germany)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LIGHT SCATTERING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS;

POWDER LASER MATERIALS;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0032204016     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(98)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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