Nd:YAG ceramic laser obtained high slope-efficiency of 62% in high power applications

Optics Express

Volumn 13, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 8725-8729

  Qi, Yunfeng ^a   Zhu, Xiaolei ^a   Lou, Qihong ^a   Ji, Jianghua ^a   Dong, Jingxing ^a   Wei, Yunrong ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC PRODUCTS; INJECTION LASERS; LASER APPLICATIONS; MIRRORS; PUMPING (LASER);

CERAMIC LASER; LASER POWER; LASER SYSTEMS; SLOPE EFFICIENCY;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 27544475066     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.13.008725     Document Type: Article

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