High power cw and mode-locked oscillators based on Yb:KYW multi-crystal resonators

Optics Express

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 18838-18843

  Calendron, A L ^a   Wentsch, K S ^a   Lederer, M J ^a  

^a High Q Laser Production GmbH   (Austria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS; CRYSTAL RESONATORS; LOCKS (FASTENERS); MODULATORS; PUMPING (LASER); RESONATORS; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; YTTERBIUM;

DIODE PUMPED LASERS; HIGH POWER; HIGH-POWER CW; MODE-LOCKED OSCILLATORS; OUTPUT POWER; PUMP POWER;

SEMICONDUCTOR SATURABLE ABSORBER MIRRORS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; OSCILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SOLID STATE LASER; TRANSDUCER;

COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; LASERS, SOLID-STATE; LENSES; OSCILLOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TRANSDUCERS;

EID: 56149107179     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.16.018838     Document Type: Article

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