Experimental evaluation of the cw lasing threshold for a Ce:LiCaAlF 6 laser

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7256-7264

  Alderighi, D ^a   Toci, G ^a   Vannini, M ^a   Parisi, D ^b   Tonelli, M ^b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERIUM; OPTICAL PUMPING;

CONTINUOUS WAVES; PULSED LASER EMISSION; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

CHEMICAL LASERS;

EID: 25144525796     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.007256     Document Type: Article

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