Compact and efficient single-frequency Nd: YVO4 laser with variable longitudinal-mode discrimination

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 417-419

  Lake, Tanya K ^a   Kemp, Alan J ^a,b   Friel, Graham J ^a,c   Sinclair, Bruce D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c Coherent Scotland Ltd ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Birefringent filter; Diode pumped solid state laser; Lyot filter; Microchip laser; Microlaser; Single frequency; Single mode

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTALS; LASER TUNING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL FILTERS; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; SINGLE MODE FIBERS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

BIREFRINGENT FILTER; DIODE PUMPED SOURCE; FREQUENCY TUNING; INTERMODAL DISCRIMINATION; LYOT FILTER; MICROCHIP LASER; MICROLASER;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 13444270744     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.839435     Document Type: Article

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