Efficient, Room Temperature Mid-Infrared Laser at 3.9 μm in Ho:BaY2F8

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 170-176

  Tabirian, Anna M ^a   Jenssen, Bans P ^a   Cassanho, Arlete ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^b ACMaterials Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL PUMPING; QUANTUM ELECTRONICS;

ABSORBED ENERGY; DIFFRACTION LIMITED; INFRARED-LASER; LASER OSCILLATIONS; MIDINFRARED; MODE OPERATION; PUMP THRESHOLD; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; TEMOO MODE;

PULSED LASERS;

EID: 44949245162     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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