Compact eye-safe laser sources based on OPOs with KTP or PPKTP crystals

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 973-979

  Neagu, Liviu ^a   Ungureanu, Constantin ^a   Dabu, Razvan ^a   Stratan, Aurel ^a   Fenic, Constantin ^a   Rusen, Laurentiu ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LASER   (Romania)

Author keywords

Eye safe laser radiation; Nanosecond optical parametric oscillator; Non critical phase matching

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT SOURCES; Q SWITCHING;

EYE SAFE LASER RADIATION; NANOSECOND OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATOR; NON-CRITICAL PHASE-MATCHING;

OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 33845200560     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2006.06.004     Document Type: Article

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