Diode pumping Nd-laser efficiency limitations due to up-conversion processes in Nd:YLF and Nd:GLF

Optical Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 81-90

  Coronato Courrol, Lilia ^a   Puig Maldonado, Edison ^a   Gomes, Laércio ^a   Vieira Jr , Nilson Dias ^a   Marcia Ranieri, Izilda ^a   Penha Morato, Spero ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ENERGY TRANSFER; GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ENERGY TRANSFER UPCONVERSION (ETU) PROCESSES; GADOLINIUM LITHIUM FLUORIDE; LASER CRYSTALS; YTTRIUM LITHIUM FLUORIDE;

OPTICAL MATERIALS;

EID: 0033891818     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(99)00111-1     Document Type: Article

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