Laser pulses amplified by Nd/Cr:YAG ceramic amplifier using lamp and solar light sources

Optics Communications

Volumn 282, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1358-1362

  Saiki, T ^a   Motokoshi, S ^a   Imasaki, K ^a   Fujioka, K ^b   Yoshida, H ^b   Fujita, H ^b   Nakatsuka, M ^a,b   Yamanaka, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; CHROMIUM; ENERGY TRANSFER; LASER BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; LIGHT; LIGHT SOURCES; LIGHTING; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOLAR ENERGY;

EFFECTIVE SATURATIONS; EMISSION CROSS SECTIONS; HIGH REPETITION RATES; LASER ENERGIES; LASER GAINS; LASER MATERIALS; LASER OSCILLATORS; PUMPING INTENSITIES; SATURATION FLUENCE; SOLAR LIGHTS; STORED ENERGIES;

PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 59749098714     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2008.12.050     Document Type: Article

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