Highly efficient wavelength conversion of Q-switched Nd:YAG lasers into a red wavelength

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 706-712

  Figen, Ziya Gürkan ^a   Yalabik, Ateş ^a   Aytüï, Orhan ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Frequency conversion; Neodymium:YAG lasers; Nonlinear optics; Optical parametric oscillators; Q switched lasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249130547     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2006.876711     Document Type: Article

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