Continuous-wave and Q-switched operation of a resonantly pumped Ho:YAlO3 laser

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 14668-14674

  Yao, Bao Quan ^a   Duan, Xiao Ming ^a   Zheng, Liang Liang ^a   Ju, You Lun ^a   Wang, Yue Zhu ^a   Zhao, Guang Jun ^b   Dong, Qin ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF OPTICS AND FINE MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

Q SWITCHING; YLF LASERS;

BEAM QUALITY FACTOR; CONTINUOUS WAVES; ENERGY PER PULSE; INCIDENT PUMP POWER; LINEARLY POLARIZED; OPTICAL-TO-OPTICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; PULSE REPETITION FREQUENCIES; Q-SWITCHED OPERATION;

PUMPING (LASER);

AMPLIFIER; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; SOLID STATE LASER; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIBRATION;

AMPLIFIERS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OSCILLOMETRY; VIBRATION;

EID: 52049099823     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.014668     Document Type: Article

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