Investigations of a Q-switched Ho:YAG laser intracavity-pumped by a diode-pumped Tm:YLF laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5460, Issue , 2004, Pages 56-63

  Kieleck, Christelle ^a   Hirth, Antoine ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

2 m laser; Diode pumped laser; Holmium laser; Intracavity pumped laser; Q switched laser; Quasi three levels laser; Solid state laser; Thulium laser

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FREQUENCIES; HOLMIUM; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THULIUM;

2 Μ LASER; DIODE-PUMPED LASERS; HOLMIUM LASER; INTRACAVITY PUMPED LASER; QUASI-THREE LEVELS LASERS; SOLID-STATE LASERS; THULIUM LASERS;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 10044236644     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.544615     Document Type: Conference Paper

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