Performance of a CW pumped Nd:YVO4 amplifier with kHz pulses

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 375-379

  Pearce, S ^a   Ireland, C L M ^a  

^a Advanced Optical Technology Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diode pumping; MOPA; Nanosecond pulses; Solid state laser; YVO4 amplifier

Indexed keywords

JITTER; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SYNCHRONIZATION;

NANOSECOND PULSES;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0038221384     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(03)00031-8     Document Type: Article

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