Theoretical investigation of feasibility of Yb:YAG as laser material for nanosecond pulse emission with large energies in the Joule range

Optics Communications

Volumn 274, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 422-428

  Ostermeyer, Martin ^a   Straesser, Alexander ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

140.3580; 160.3380; Laser materials; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT EMISSION; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHED LASERS; RATE CONSTANTS;

140.3580; 160.3380; LASER MATERIALS; THERMAL POPULATION;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 34247374742     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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