Control of the pulse duration in one- and two-axis passively Q-switched solid-state lasers

European Physical Journal D

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 403-410

  Lai, N D ^a   Brunel, M ^a   Bretenaker, F ^a   Emile, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER BEAMS; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHING; SOLID STATE LASERS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ACTIVE MEDIA; ACTIVE MEDIUM; GAIN MEDIUM; LASER BEAM SIZE; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED; PULSE DURATIONS; Q-SWITCHED SOLID-STATE LASERS; SATURATION POWER; SOLID-STATE LASERS; TWO-AXIS;

SATURABLE ABSORBERS;

EID: 0036627972     PISSN: 14346060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1140/epjd/e20020088     Document Type: Article

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