Laser operation with near quantum-defect slope efficiency in Nd:YVo4 under direct pumping into the emitting level

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 844-846

  Sato, Y ^a   Taira, T ^a   Pavel, N ^b   Lupei, V ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC PHYSICS   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); HEAT LOSSES; LASER MODES; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PUMPING; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

RESIDUAL OPTICAL LOSSES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0037428683     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1544659     Document Type: Article

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