Theoretical and experimental study on the self-Raman laser with Nd: YVO4 crystal

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 927-933

  Ding, Shuanghong ^a,b   Zhang, Xingyu ^a   Wang, Qingpu ^a   Su, Fufang ^a   Jia, Peng ^a   Li, Shutao ^a   Fan, Shuzhen ^a   Chang, Jun ^a   Zhang, Sasa ^a   Liu, Zhaojun ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YANTAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Active Q switch; Nonlinear optics; Self Raman lasers; Solid state lasers; Stimulated Raman scattering

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE Q-SWITCH; ACTIVELY Q-SWITCHED; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; INITIAL POPULATION; INTRACAVITY PHOTON DENSITY; INTRACAVITY RAMAN LASER; LASER CRYSTALS; LASER DIODES; Q-SWITCHES; RATE EQUATIONS; SELF-RAMAN LASER; SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS; THEORETICAL RESULT;

LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; Q SWITCHING; SOLID STATE LASERS; STIMULATED RAMAN SCATTERING;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 34247511564     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.880118     Document Type: Article

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