Influence of KTP length on the performance intracavity frequency doubled diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 lasers

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 669-671

  Chen, Y F ^a,b  

^a National Science Council   (Taiwan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Cr4+:YAG; Green laser; Nd:YVO4 laser; Passive Q switch; Potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643122975     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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