Neodymium and gadolinium diffusion in yttrium vanadate

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-36

  Hettrick, Simon J ^a   Wilkinson, James S ^a   Shepherd, David P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOPING (ADDITIVES); FLUORESCENCE; LASER MODES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NEODYMIUM; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; THERMAL DIFFUSION; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

WAVEGUIDE MODES;

LASER OPTICS;

EID: 0141564896     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000033     Document Type: Article

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