Polarization effects, birefringent filtering, and single-frequency operation in lasers containing a birefringent gain crystal

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-235

  Kemp, Alan J ^a   Friel, Graham J ^a   Lake, Tanya K ^a   Conroy, Richard S ^a   Sinclair, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL PUMPING;

BIREFRINGENT FILTERS; BIREFRINGENT GAIN CRYSTALS; COMPACT SINGLE-FREQUENCY LASERS; INTRACAVITY FREQUENCY-DOUBLED MICROCHIP LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0033882539     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.823469     Document Type: Article

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