Polarization switching of an Er:Yb:Cr: Phosphate glass microchip laser

Annales des Telecommunications/Annals of Telecommunications

Volumn 52, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 588-593

  Chardon, Alain ^a   Sanchez, François ^a   Stephan, Guy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Feedback; Glass; Microstructure; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical switching; Phosphate; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242264881     PISSN: 00034347     EISSN: 19589395     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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