Efficient and compact Yb: YAG ring laser

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 791-796

  Yi, Jui Yun ^a   Chen, Li Hsuan ^a   Huang, Sheng Lung ^b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laser resonator; Multipass cell; Ring laser; Solidstate laser

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED POWER; ABSORPTION CHARACTERISTICS; ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; DESIGN ISSUES; GAIN MEDIUM; LINEAR POLARIZATION; MODE-LOCKED LASER; MULTI-PASS; MULTIPASS CELL; OPTIMUM RATIO; QUANTUM DEFECTS; RING CAVITIES; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; YAG; YB:YAG CRYSTAL;

ABSORPTION; LASER RESONATORS; LASERS; MODE-LOCKED FIBER LASERS; RESONATORS; YTTERBIUM;

RING LASERS;

EID: 41149160059     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.877222     Document Type: Article

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