Compact high-power optical source for resonant infrared pulsed laser ablation and deposition of polymer materials

Optics Express

Volumn 14, Issue 25, 2006, Pages 12302-12309

  Kolev, V Z ^a   Duering, M W ^a,b   Luther Davies, B ^a   Rode, A V ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); FREE ELECTRON LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; LIGHT SOURCES; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; PULSED LASER DEPOSITION; RESONANCE; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LASER SOURCES; PULSE ENERGY; PUMP DEPLETION;

POLYMERS;

EID: 33845425126     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.14.012302     Document Type: Article

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