Passive Q-switching in Nd:YAG/Cr4+:YAG monolithic microchip laser

Optical Materials

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 393-399

  Feldman, R ^a   Shimony, Y ^a   Burshtein, Z ^b  

^a SOREQ NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cr:YAG; Direct bonding; Microlaser; Oxidation reduction; Passive Q switch; Saturable absorption

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

MICROCHIP LASERS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0141993626     PISSN: 09253467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-3467(03)00153-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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