Modeling of diode-end-pumped Q-switched solid-state lasers: Influence of energy-transfer upconversion

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1558-1563

  Chen, Yung Fu ^a   Lan, Yu Pin ^a   Wang, Shing Chung ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY TRANSFER; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

RATE EQUATIONS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0141564854     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.001558     Document Type: Article

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