Alkali-vapor lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7581, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Zweiback, J ^a   Komashko, A ^a   Krupke, W F ^b  

^a General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc   (United States)

^b WFK Lasers LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped alkali lasers; DPAL; Rubidium; Transverse pumping

Indexed keywords

ALKALI LASERS; AVERAGE POWER; DIODE-PUMPED; DPAL; HIGH-POWER SYSTEMS; LASER DIODE STACK; LASER PHYSICS; PUMP SOURCES; TRANSVERSE PUMPING; VAPOR LASERS;

DIODES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; PUMPS; RUBIDIUM;

PUMPING (LASER);

EID: 77951685893     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.843594     Document Type: Conference Paper

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