Efficient eye-safe intracavity KTP optical parametric oscillator

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4630, Issue , 2002, Pages 75-81

  Raevsky, Eugene V ^a   Pavlovitch, Vladimir L ^a   Konovalov, Vladislav A ^a  

^a Polyus Research Institute   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Eye safe range; Optical parametric oscillator; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

INFRARED RADIATION; LASER RESONATORS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

UNSTABLE RESONATORS;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 0036403494     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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