Mode competition during the pulse formation in passively Q-switched Nd: YAG lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 312-318

  Žabkar, Jane ^a,b   Marinček, Marko ^a,b   Zgonik, Marko ^b,c  

^a FOTONA D D   (Slovenia)

^b JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Laser resonators; Numerical analysis; Q switched lasers

Indexed keywords

BEAM PATTERNS; BEAM PROFILES; BEAM PROPAGATION; EXCITED-STATE ABSORPTIONS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; GAIN MEDIUMS; HIGHER ORDERS; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN BEAMS; MODE COMPETITIONS; MODE STRUCTURES; PASSIVE Q SWITCHES; PASSIVE Q-SWITCHING; PASSIVELY Q -SWITCHED; PULSE FORMATIONS; RATE EQUATIONS; RESONATOR DESIGNS; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; SUPER-GAUSSIAN; THEORETICAL RESULTS; UNSTABLE RESONATORS;

GAUSSIAN BEAMS; LASER PULSES; LASERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; RESONATORS;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 65349174095     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2007.912472     Document Type: Article

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