Double optimization of Xe(L) amplifier power scaling at λ ∼ 2.9 ̊

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2007, Pages

  Borisov, Alex B ^a   Song, Xiangyang ^a   Zhang, Ping ^a   McCorkindale, John C ^a   Khan, Shahab F ^a   Poopalasingam, Sankar ^a   Zhao, Ji ^a   Dai, Yang ^b   Rhodes, Charles K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^c University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARRIER CONCENTRATION; ELECTRIC EXCITATION; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; OPTIMIZATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; XENON;

DOUBLE OPTIMIZATION; ELECTRON CONFIGURATIONS; POWER SCALING; TRANSITION ARRAYS;

POWER AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 33947354638     PISSN: 09534075     EISSN: 13616455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0953-4075/40/7/F01     Document Type: Article

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