Ceramic YAG lasers

Comptes Rendus Physique

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 138-152

  Taira, Takunori ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

CW laser; Nd:YAG ceramics; Yb:YAG ceramic YAG

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847745286     PISSN: 16310705     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crhy.2006.08.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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