Experimental study of thermally induced depolarization in Nd:YAG ceramics

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 16, 2005, Pages 5983-5987

  Mukhin, I B ^a   Palashov, O V ^a   Khazanov, E A ^a   Ikesue, A ^b   Aung, Yan Lin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

^b Poly Techno Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT MODULATION; NEODYMIUM; SINGLE CRYSTALS; YTTRIUM;

ANALOGS; SPATIAL MODULATION; THERMALLY INDUCED DEPOLARIZATION; TRANSVERSE SIZE;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 24044477241     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.005983     Document Type: Article

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