Cr:Er:Tm:Ho:yttrium aluminum garnet laser exhibiting dual wavelength lasing at 2.1 and 2.9 μm: Spectroscopy and laser performance

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 11-17

  Walsh, Brian M ^a   Murray, Keith E ^b   Barnes, Norman P ^b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DUAL-WAVELENGTH LASING; FLASH LAMP; FLASHLAMP PUMPS; GARNET LASERS; HOST MATERIALS; LASER ENERGIES; LASER LEVEL; LASER OPERATIONS; LASER PERFORMANCE; LASER SYSTEMS; MEDICAL LASERS; OPTICAL TUNING; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; SINGLE WAVELENGTH; SOLID STATE LASER MATERIALS; TUNING METHOD;

ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; OPTICAL PUMPING; REMOTE SENSING; SOLID STATE LASERS; WAVELENGTH; YTTRIUM;

HOLMIUM;

EID: 0036138346     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1419211     Document Type: Article

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