Pulsed Tm, Ho:LuLiF4 2μm laser using a novel quasi end-pump technique

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 571-576

  Sudesh, Vikas ^a   Shimamura, K ^a   Fukuda, T ^a   Asai, K ^b  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON OPTICS; PULSED LASERS; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

DIODE-PUMPED; END PUMPING SCHEME; END-PUMP; GAIN MEDIUM; LASER ACTION; LENS DUCT;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 0141436764     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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