Review of multipass slab laser systems

IEEE Journal on Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 647-659

  Dergachev, Alex ^b   Flint, John H ^b   Isyanova, Yelena ^b   Pati, Bhabana ^b   Slobodtchikov, Evgueni V ^b   Wall, Kevin F ^b   Moulton, Peter F ^a,b  

^a IEEE

^b Q Peak Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; Multipass slab; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POWER CONTROL; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

DIODE-PUMPING; MULTIPASS SLAB (MPS);

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 34250724914     PISSN: 1077260X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JSTQE.2007.897177     Document Type: Article

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