Optical parametric master oscillator and power amplifier for efficient conversion of high-energy pulses with high beam quality

Optics Express

Volumn 12, Issue 18, 2004, Pages 4189-4197

  Arisholm, Gunnar ^a   Nordseth, Ørnulf ^a   Rustad, Gunnar ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN DEFENCE RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT FFI   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL COLLIMATORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; POWER AMPLIFIERS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; RESONANCE; SOLID STATE LASERS;

FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS (OPO); PARAMETRIC PROCESSES; SIGNAL ENERGY;

PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS;

EID: 6344226604     PISSN: 10944087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OPEX.12.004189     Document Type: Article

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