Tunable feedback loop for suppression of relaxation oscillations in a diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 82-85

  Valling, S ^a   Stahlberg B ^a   Lindberg, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Noise suppression; Optoelectronic feedback; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; OSCILLATIONS; PHASE SHIFT; PUMPING (LASER); RELAXATION PROCESSES; SOLID STATE LASERS;

AMPLITUDE CONTROL; NOISE SUPPRESSION; OPTOELECTRONIC FEEDBACK; RELAXATION OSCILLATIONS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 33748307479     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2005.05.005     Document Type: Article

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