Spatially-selective amplified spontaneous emission source derived from an ultra-high gain solid-state amplifier

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 3318-3323

  Smith, G ^a   Damzen, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFIERS (ELECTRONIC); DIFFRACTION; LASERS; SPONTANEOUS EMISSION;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION; LASER CRYSTAL; SPATIAL SELECTIVITY; ULTRA-HIGH GAIN;

SOLID STATE DEVICES;

EID: 33645829281     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.003318     Document Type: Article

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