Growth and characterization of direct mid-IR laser materials

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5707, Issue , 2005, Pages 135-140

  Bowman, Steven R ^a   Condon, Nicholas J ^a   O'Connor, Shawn ^a   Jenkins, Neil S ^a   Bluiett, A G ^a   Ganem, Joseph ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC DIRECTIONS; LASER MATERIALS; LASER SOURCES; SELLMEIER EQUATIONS;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ERBIUM; GROWTH KINETICS; INFRARED RADIATION; LASERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SOLVENTS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

LASER THEORY;

EID: 21844469448     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.597781     Document Type: Conference Paper

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