LD-pumped actively Q-switched Yb:YAG laser with an acoustic-optical modulator

Laser Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-14

  Yubing, T ^a   Huiming, T ^a   Jiying, P ^a,b   Hongyi, L ^a,b  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF OPTICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; Q SWITCHING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

ACOUSTIC-OPTICAL MODULATORS; OPTICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SINGLE-PULSE ENERGY;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 38849111319     PISSN: 1054660X     EISSN: 15556611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/s1054660x08010027     Document Type: Article

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