High power laser operation with crystal fibers

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 263-273

  Sangla, D ^a,b   Martial, I ^a,c   Aubry, N ^b,c   Didierjean, J ^c   Perrodin, D ^c   Balembois, F ^a   Lebbou, K ^b   Brenier, A ^b   Georges, P ^a   Tillement, O ^b   Fourmigue J M ^c  

^a UNIV PARIS SUD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c Fibercryst SAS ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL FIBER; CRYSTAL FIBER LASER; DIODE-PUMPED SYSTEMS; GROWN CRYSTALS; HIGH REPETITION RATE; HIGH-POWER; HIGH-POWER LASER SYSTEMS; MICRO-PULLING DOWN; ND: YAG; OUTPUT POWER; PEAK POWER; PULSE DURATIONS; PUMP POWER; Q-SWITCHED OPERATION; QUALITY FACTORS; YAG; YB:YAG CRYSTAL;

CRYSTAL WHISKERS; FIBER LASERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; YTTERBIUM;

FIBERS;

EID: 70350401796     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-009-3666-x     Document Type: Article

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