Dual-wavelength oscillation in an electronically tuned Ti:sapphire laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 1288-1296

  Saito, Norihito ^a   Wada, Satoshi ^a   Tashiro, Hideo ^a  

^a INST OF PHYS AND CHEMICAL RESEARCH   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIN MEASUREMENT; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OSCILLATIONS;

DUAL WAVELENGTH OSCILLATIONS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0035622453     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001288     Document Type: Article

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