Femtosecond continuum generation in bulk laser host materials with sub-μJ pump pulses

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 561-574

  Bradler, M ^a   Baum, P ^a   Riedle, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAM PROFILES; BULK LASERS; CARRIER-ENVELOPE PHASE; CONTINUUM GENERATIONS; CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS; CRYSTAL THICKNESS; FEMTOSECOND SPECTROSCOPY; FEMTOSECONDS; FOCUSING CONDITIONS; INFRARED PHOTON FLUXES; INFRARED SPECTRUM; LASER HOST MATERIALS; PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; POTASSIUM-GADOLINIUM TUNGSTATE; PULSE STABILITY; PUMP PULSE; PUMP PULSE ENERGY; PUMP THRESHOLD; PUMP WAVELENGTH; REPETITION RATE; SPECTRAL ENERGY DENSITY; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET; YTTRIUM VANADATE;

ALUMINA; AMPLIFICATION; CORUNDUM; GADOLINIUM; GARNETS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; POTASSIUM; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; PUMPS; SILICATE MINERALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SOUND INSULATING MATERIALS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 70350564157     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-009-3699-1     Document Type: Article

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