Characterization of near-infrared low energy ultra-short laser pulses for portable applications of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy

Optics Express

Volumn 15, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 14044-14056

  Schill, Alexander W ^a   Heaps, David A ^a   Stratis Cullum, Dimitra N ^a   Arnold, Bradley R ^b   Pellegrino, Paul M ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; INFRARED RADIATION; IRRADIATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; RARE EARTHS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; WAVELENGTH;

EMISSION SPECTRUM; HIGH PEAK IRRADIANCE; LASER INDUCED BREAKDOWN SPECTROSCOPY (LIBS); NEAR INFRARED LOW ENERGY ULTRA SHORT LASER PULSES;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 35349026693     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.15.014044     Document Type: Article

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