Doubly passively self-Q-switched Cr4+:Nd3+:YAG laser with a GaAs output coupler in a short cavity

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-115

  Yang, Kejian ^a   Zhao, Shengzhi ^a   Li, Guiqiu ^a   Li, Dechun ^a   Wang, Jing ^a   An, Jing ^a   Li, Ming ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cr4+:Nd3+:YAG crystal; Doubly Q switched; Passively Q switched; Self Q switched laser

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; Q SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

FREE CARRIER ABSORPTION; INTRA-CAVITY PHOTON DENSITY; SELF-Q-SWITCHED LASER;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 33847407884     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.886811     Document Type: Article

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