LiNbO3 Pockels cell for Q-switch of Er:YAG laser

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5332, Issue , 2004, Pages 283-292

  Šulc, Jan ^a   Jelínková, Helena ^a   Koranda, Petr ^a   Němec, Michal ^a   Čech, Miroslav ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Er:YAG; LiNbO3 Pockels cell; Q switching; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

ER:YAG; LASER SYSTEMS; LINBO3; POCKELS CELLS;

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HEAT RADIATION; LASER PULSES; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; POLARIZATION; Q SWITCHING;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 4344570531     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.525990     Document Type: Conference Paper

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