Cs laser with unstable cavity transversely pumped by multiple diode lasers

Optics Express

Volumn 17, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 14767-14770

  Zhdanov, B V ^a   Shaffer, M K ^a   Knize, R J ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESIUM; EFFICIENCY; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

MAXIMUM OUTPUT POWER; NARROWBAND LASERS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PUMP POWER; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; UNSTABLE CAVITY; UNSTABLE RESONATORS; VAPOR LASERS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 69049120292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.17.014767     Document Type: Article

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