Passively Q-switched solid-state lasers with intracavity optical parametric oscillators

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2241-2245

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

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^c Schwartz Electro Optics (SEO) Inc   (United States)

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

^e Eta Kappa Nu   (United States)

^f CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ Dept of Elec Eng Electrophysics ^*

^j OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA   (United States)

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Author keywords

Eye safe laser; Optical parametric oscillator; Passive Q switch

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER RESONATORS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EYE SAFE LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0032205236     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.726620     Document Type: Article

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