Synchronization of two Q-switched lasers with 150 ps jitter

Applied Optics

Volumn 47, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 3124-3128

  Palashov, Oleg V ^a   Katin, Eugeny V ^a   Luchinin, Grigory A ^a   Khazanov, Efim A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; JITTER; Q SWITCHED LASERS; SYNCHRONIZATION; YLF LASERS;

GIANT PULSE; ND:YLF LASER; POCKELS CELL; PULSE DURATIONS; SHORT PULSE; STEP VOLTAGES; VOLTAGE PULSE;

Q SWITCHING;

EID: 49649114816     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.47.003124     Document Type: Article

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