Compositionally tuned 0.94-μm lasers: A comparative laser material study and demonstration of 100-mJ Q-switched lasing at 0.946 and 0.9441 μm

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1203-1209

  Walsh, Brian M ^a   Barnes, Norman P ^b   Hutcheson, Ralph L ^c   Equall, Randy W ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Scientific Materials Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

0.94 m lasers; Amplified spontaneous emission; Compositional tuning; Cross section; Neodymium lasers; Solid state lasers; Voigt lineshape; Water vapor DIAL

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; GARNETS; LASER TUNING; OPTICAL RADAR; Q SWITCHED LASERS; RARE EARTH ELEMENTS; REMOTE SENSING; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; VAPORS;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; COMPOSITIONAL TUNING; DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION LIDAR; VOIGT LINESHAPE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0035444703     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.945326     Document Type: Article

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