Passively Q-switched Nd:YAG microchip lasers and applications

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Volumn 303-304, Issue , 2000, Pages 393-400

  Zayhowski, John J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped laser; G switched laser; Nonlinear optics; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645817757     PISSN: 09258388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-8388(00)00647-2     Document Type: Article

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