Dual-polarization spatial-hole-burning-free microchip laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 1214-1216

  Wang, Renyuan ^a   Li, Yifei ^a  

^a University of Massachusetts Dartmouth   (United States)

Author keywords

Dual polarization; Laser heterodyning; Microchip laser; Spatial hole burning

Indexed keywords

1064 NM; DUAL POLARIZATION; DUAL-POLARIZATIONS; HOLE BURNING; MICROCHIP LASER; MICROCHIP LASERS; ND:YAG MICROCHIP LASERS; SPATIAL HOLE BURNING;

HETERODYNING; LASERS; MICROPROCESSOR CHIPS; POLARIZATION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 69649105545     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2009.2024430     Document Type: Article

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