Optical spectroscopy and diode-pumped laser performance of Nd3+ in the CNGG crystal

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 304-313

  Agnesi, A ^a   Dell'Acqua, S ^a   Guandalini, A ^a   Reali, G ^a   Cornacchia, F ^a   Toncelli, A ^a   Tonelli, M ^a   Shimamura, K ^b   Fukuda, T ^b  

^a INFM   (Italy)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; ELECTRON EMISSION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; FLUORESCENCE; LASER MODE LOCKING; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

LASER SPECTROSCOPY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0035249488     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.903082     Document Type: Article

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