Low quantum defect laser oscillation of a new mixed Yb0.009: Y0.575Gd0.416VO4 crystal

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 22, 2008, Pages 17729-17734

  Liu, Junhai ^a   Zhang, Huaijin ^b   Mateos, Xavier ^c   Han, Wenjuan ^a   Petrov, Valentin ^d   Wang, Jiyang ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^d MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; DEFECTS; EFFICIENCY; YTTERBIUM;

DIODE-PUMPING; FREE-RUNNING MODE; LASER OSCILLATIONS; OUTPUT POWER; POLARIZED LASERS; QUANTUM DEFECTS; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; SPECTROSCOPIC PROPERTY;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 55349126773     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.017729     Document Type: Article

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