Frequency conversion concepts for the efficient generation of high power 935-942 nm laser radiation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6103, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Rhee, H ^a   Riesbeck, T ^a   Kallmeyer, F ^a   Strohmaier, S ^a   Eichler, H J ^a   Treichel, R ^b   Petermann, K ^c  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b AIRBUS GROUP INNOVATIONS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

DIAL; Frequency conversion; Lidar; Mixed Garnet; Solid state lasers; Stimulated Raman Scattering; Ti:Sapphire

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; OPTICAL RADAR; SOLID STATE LASERS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WATER ABSORPTION;

DIAL; FREQUENCY CONVERSION; MIXED GARNET; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING; TI:SAPPHIRE;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33646016320     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.646263     Document Type: Conference Paper

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