Electrooptically Q-switched Er:YAG laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5707, Issue , 2005, Pages 141-149

  Koranda, Petr ^a   Jelínková, Helena ^a   Němec, Michal ^a   Šulc, Jan ^a   Čech, Miroslav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Er: YAG; LiNbO3 Pockels cell; Q switching; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTROOPTICAL EFFECTS; ERBIUM ALLOYS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASER THEORY; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTIMIZATION; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHING; RESONATORS; SOLID STATE LASERS;

BREWSTER ANGLE; CERAMIC CAVITIES; ER:YAG; LINBO3 POCKELS CELL;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 21844444772     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.588951     Document Type: Conference Paper

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