Study of transient dynamics in Cr:LiSrGaF6 system with intrinsic optical bistability

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1295-1303

  Vondrova, M ^a   Lucas, B D ^a   Noginov, M A ^a  

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; HEAT SINKS; HEAT TRANSFER; LASERS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; OPTICAL PUMPING;

PUMPING POWER;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0037563684     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001295     Document Type: Article

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