Influence of excited-state-energy upconversion on pulse shape in quasi-continuous-wave diode-pumped Er:LiYF4 Lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-104

  Wetter, Nikiaus Ursus ^a   Deana, Alessandro Melo ^b   Ranieri, Izilda Mareia ^a   Gomes, Laércio ^a   Baldochi, Sonia Licia ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE PESQUISAS ENERGÉTICAS E NUCLEARES   (Brazil)

^b Medicine   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diode pumped lasers; Infrared lasers; Lasers for biomedical applications; Rare earth lasers

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; DIODE-PUMPED; DIODE-PUMPED LASERS; ENERGY TRANSFER UPCONVERSION; ENERGY UPCONVERSION; LASER LEVEL; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OUTPUT POWER; PULSE SHAPES; QUASI-CONTINUOUS-WAVES; RARE EARTH LASERS; SHORT-PULSE; SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENTS; UP-CONVERSION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODES; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; INFRARED DEVICES; INFRARED LASERS; LASERS; RARE EARTHS;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 77949429517     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2028305     Document Type: Article

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