Pulsed fiber laser using micro-electro-mechanical mirrors

Optical Engineering

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 636-640

  Peter, Yves Alain ^a,b   Herzig, Hans Peter ^a,c,d   Rochat, Etienne ^a   Dändliker, René ^a   Marxer, Cornel ^a   De Rooij, Nicolaas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^d Opt Development Department of Kern   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; MIRRORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; RELAXATION OSCILLATORS;

MICROELECTROMECHANICAL MIRRORS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0032632478     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.602107     Document Type: Article

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