Pulse-to-pulse polarization-switching method for high-repetition-rate lasers

Applied Optics

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 954-958

  Hahne, Steffen ^a   Johnston, Benjamin F ^b   Withford, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICROMACHINING; OPTICAL SWITCHES; POLARIZATION;

DYNAMIC SWITCHING; HIGH REPETITION RATE LASERS; LASER MICROMACHINING; POLARIZATION DIRECTION;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 33947517215     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.46.000954     Document Type: Article

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