Experimental and theoretical study of a neodymium laser passively Q-switched with doped crystals LiF:F2 and Cr4:YAG: An influence of nonlinear absorption anisotropy in the switches on output parameters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3573, Issue , 1998, Pages 10-12

  Il'ichev, N N ^a   Kir'yanov, A V ^a   Pashimn, P P ^a  

^a PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cr4:yag; Doped crystals; Latent anisotropy; Lif:f2; Passive q switching

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

CRYSTALLINE LATTICE; DOPED CRYSTALS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; LIF:F2; NONLINEAR ABSORPTIONS; PASSIVE Q-SWITCHING; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED; PASSSIVE Q-SWITCHING;

Q SWITCHING;

EID: 10044267104     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.321011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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