Dynamic gain induced pulse shortening in Q-switched lasers

Optics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1011-1013

  Herda, Robert ^a,b   Kivistö, Samuli ^a   Okhotnikov, Oleg G ^a  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TOPTICA PHOTONICS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHING;

DYNAMIC GAINS; GAIN COMPRESSION; LARGE VOLUMES; PASSIVE Q-SWITCHED; PULSE SHORTENING; PUMP THRESHOLD; PUMPING CONDITION; SATURATION PROCESS;

Q SWITCHED LASERS;

EID: 44949255187     PISSN: 01469592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OL.33.001011     Document Type: Article

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