Efficient frequency conversion of a passively Q-switched Nd: YAG laser at 946 nm in periodically poled KTiOPO4

Applied Optics

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1979-1982

  Spiekermann, Stefan ^a   Karlsson, Håkan ^a   Laurell, Fredrik ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONLINEAR OPTICS; PHOTOREFRACTIVE MATERIALS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

PHOTOREFRACTIVE DAMAGE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0038261940     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.40.001979     Document Type: Article

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