Optical bistability in a Cr:LiSrGaF6 laser

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1999-2006

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

^a NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYSTERESIS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LUMINESCENCE; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL BISTABILITY; QUANTUM OPTICS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; THERMAL EFFECTS;

PARASITIC LOSSES;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0038624183     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001999     Document Type: Article

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