280-W average power Cu-Ne-HBr laser amplifier

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1616-1622

  Le Guyadec, E ^a   Coutance, P ^a   Bertrand, G ^a   Peltier, C ^a  

^a CEA VALRHO Centre de Marcoule   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROMINE COMPOUNDS; COPPER; EXTRAPOLATION; HYDROGEN; LASER PULSES; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MOSFET DEVICES; OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC); SEMICONDUCTOR SWITCHES;

LASER AMPLIFIER; MOSFET SWITCHES; OPTICAL POWER EXTRACTION; OPTICAL PULSE AMPLIFIERS; POWER LASERS; SOLID STATE POWER SUPPLY;

GAS LASERS;

EID: 0033314541     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.798084     Document Type: Article

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