Er3+ and Yb3+ doped active media for 'eye safe' laser systems

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 300, Issue , 2000, Pages 398-406

  Mierczyk, Z ^a   Kwasny M ^a   Kopczynski K ^a   Gietka, A ^a   Lukasiewicz, T ^b   Frukacz, Z ^b   Kisielewski, J ^b   Stepien R ^b   Jedrzejewski, K ^b  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b ukasiewicz Research Network Institute of Microelectronics and Photonics   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CHROMIUM; CRYSTAL GROWTH FROM MELT; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ERBIUM; GLASS; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; SINGLE CRYSTALS; YTTERBIUM;

HUMAN EYE DAMAGE; LASER EFFICIENCY;

YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0342757745     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8388(99)00746-X     Document Type: Article

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