Parameters for quantitative comparison of two-, three-, and four-level laser media, operating wavelengths, and temperatures

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1213-1220

  White, Jeffrey Owen ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Erbium lasers; Holmium lasers; Laser physics; Neodymium lasers; Quasi four level lasers; Quasi three level lasers; Quasi two level lasers; Ytterbium lasers

Indexed keywords

ERBIUM LASERS; HOLMIUM LASERS; LASER PHYSICS; QUASI-FOUR-LEVEL LASERS; QUASI-THREE-LEVEL LASERS; QUASI-TWO-LEVEL LASERS; YTTERBIUM LASERS;

EMPLOYMENT; ERBIUM; HOLMIUM; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; NEODYMIUM; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS; TERMINOLOGY; YTTERBIUM;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 70349451210     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2020607     Document Type: Article

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