Satellite pulse generation in diode-pumped passively Q-switched Nd:GdVO4 lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 625-632

  Ng, S P ^a   Tang, D Y ^a   Qian, L J ^b   Qin, L J ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Coupled rate equations; Diode pumped lasers; Nd:GdVO4 lasers; Passive Q switching; Satellite pulses

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS;

COUPLED-RATE EQUATIONS; DIODE-PUMPED LASERS; SATELLITE PULSE GENERATION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 33744730798     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.875866     Document Type: Article

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