Impact of energy-transfer-upconversion on the performance of hybrid Er:YAG lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6871, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Kim, Ji Won ^a   Sahu, J K ^a   Clarkson, W A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; LASER CLADDING; LASER PULSES; Q SWITCHED LASERS;

ENERGY TRANSFER UPCONVERSION; LASER PERFORMANCE; PULSE ENERGY;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 42949144913     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.761301     Document Type: Conference Paper

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