High power and efficient long wave IR ZnGeP2 parametric oscillator

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 18, 2008, Pages 13878-13884

  Lippert, Espen ^a   Rustad, Gunnar ^a   Arisholm, Gunnar ^a   Stenersen, Knut ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBER LASERS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PUMPING (LASER);

HIGH POWER; HO:YAG LASERS; HYBRID LASERS; LONG WAVE IR; PUMP POWER; Q-SWITCHED; THULIUM FIBER LASERS; TUNABLE LASER SOURCES;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

GERMANIUM; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INFRARED RADIATION; INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SOLID STATE LASER;

AMPLIFIERS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; GERMANIUM; INFRARED RAYS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; OSCILLOMETRY; PHOSPHORUS; ZINC;

EID: 51149115952     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.013878     Document Type: Article

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