Thickness optimization of the composite gain medium for the oscillator and amplifier of the Lucia laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 44, Issue 33, 2005, Pages 7161-7169

  Yu, Haiwu ^a,b,c   Bourdet, Gilbert ^a,b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c RESEARCH CENTER OF LASER FUSION   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GAIN CONTROL; LASERS; OPTIMIZATION; PUMPING (LASER); THICKNESS CONTROL; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

GAIN MEDIUM; LASER IONS; THICKNESS OPTIMIZATION;

OSCILLATORS (ELECTRONIC);

EID: 29144459784     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.44.007161     Document Type: Article

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