High-power slab-based Tm:YLF laser for in-band pumping of Ho:YAG

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6871, Issue , 2008, Pages

  So, S ^a   Mackenzie, J I ^a   Shepherd, D P ^a   Clarkson, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diode pumped; End pumped; Ho:YAG; Solid state lasers; Tm:YLF

Indexed keywords

BEAM QUALITY; FULL WIDTH AT HALF MAXIMUM; HIGH POWER LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS;

DIODE PUMPED LASERS; HO:YAG LASERS; PARAMETRIC CONVERSION; TM:YLF LASERS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 42949123414     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.761822     Document Type: Conference Paper

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