Modeling of diode-pumped actively Q-switched lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1912-1918

  Zhang, Xingyu ^a   Zhao, Shengzhi ^a   Wang, Qingpu ^a   Ozygus, B ^b   Weber, H ^b  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER MODES; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE MODELS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

RATE EQUATIONS;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 0033335285     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.806608     Document Type: Article

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