Second-harmonic generation using a high-energy and tunable Q-switched multicore fiber laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2224-2226

  Huo, Yanming ^a   King, George G ^a   Cheo, Peter K ^a  

^a PC Photonics Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; LASER PULSES; LASER TUNING; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; SECOND HARMONIC GENERATION; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; YTTERBIUM;

HIGH ENERGY LASER; MULTICORE FIBER LASER; SEVEN CORE FIBER LASER; TUNABILITY; TUNABLE LASER;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 5444260699     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2004.833872     Document Type: Article

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