Dynamics of refractive-index changes in a Nd:YAG laser crystal under excitation of Nd3+ ions

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1072-1079

  Antipov, O L ^a   Kuzhelev, A S ^a   Chausov, D V ^a   Zinov'ev, A P ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; FOUR WAVE MIXING; GROUND STATE; INTERFEROMETRY; OPTICAL PUMPING; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

LASER CRYSTALS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0033246416     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.16.001072     Document Type: Article

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