High peak power, passively q-switched microlaser for ignition of engines

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 277-284

  Tsunekane, Masaki ^a   Inohara, Takayuki ^b   Ando, Akihiro ^b   Kido, Naoki ^b   Kanehara, Kenji ^b   Taira, Takunori ^c  

^a JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b NIPPON SOKEN INC   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MOLECULAR SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cr:yag; Diode pump; Ignition; Nd:yag; Passively; Q switched lasers; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

DIODE PUMP; DIODE PUMPS; ND: YAG; PASSIVELY Q-SWITCHED LASERS; YAG;

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CHROMIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC SPARKS; LASERS; NEODYMIUM; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); PUMPS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; SOLID STATE LASERS;

IGNITION;

EID: 77949436421     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2009.2030967     Document Type: Article

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