Optical and thermo-mechanical properties of solid-state laser materials

Annales de Chimie: Science des Materiaux

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 89-102

  Gaume, Romain ^a   Viana, Bruno ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PROPERTIES;

SOLID-STATE LASER MATERIALS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

ION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT TOLERANCE; LASER; REVIEW; SOLID STATE; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 0344875949     PISSN: 01519107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anncsm.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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