Quasi-CW diode-pumped self-starting adaptive laser with self-Q-switched output

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 6458-6463

  Smith, G ^a   Damzen, M J ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; HOLOGRAPHY; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; Q SWITCHING;

ADAPTIVE LASERS; GAIN HOLOGRAMS; Q SWITCHING EFFECTS; SELF ADAPTIVE HOLOGRAPHIC LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 34248557677     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.006458     Document Type: Article

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