Infrared-to-visible upconversion in K5Nd(MoO4) 4 stoichiometric laser crystal

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2911-2920

  Iparraguirre, Ignacio ^a   Balda, Rolindes ^a   Voda, Mihail ^a   Al Saleh, Mohamed ^a   Fernandez, Joaquin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; STOICHIOMETRY;

STOICHIOMETRIC LASER CRYSTALS;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 0041747570     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.002911     Document Type: Article

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