Amplified spontaneous emission in dye-doped sol-gel amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 189-198

  Roth, Moran ^a   Hardy, A ^a   Ruschin, S ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER OPTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; SOL-GELS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

DYE-DOPED SOL-GEL AMPLIFIERS;

DYE LASERS;

EID: 0035248898     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.903068     Document Type: Article

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