Pulsed output from a dual-polarization cw diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 247-251

  Dekker, Peter ^a   Dawes, Judith M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032347633     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.15.000247     Document Type: Article

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