Laser performance of monolithic Cr, Nd:YAG crystal with prepumping modulation

Optical Engineering

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Yan, Ping ^a   Tian, Xinning ^a   Gong, Ma Li ^a   Xie, Tao ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diode pumped solid state lasers; Miniature lasers; Passively Q switched; Prepumping modulation; Stability

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CRYSTALS; JITTER; LASER PULSES; LIGHT MODULATION; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIODE PUMPED SOLID STATE LASERS; LASER PERFORMANCE; MINIATURE LASERS; PREPUMPING MODULATION; Q SWITCHED MONOLITHIC LASER; STABILITY PERFORMANCE;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 14544268092     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1825445     Document Type: Article

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