Nd3+:GGG and Cr4+:GGG Epitaxial Films for Neodymium Lasers

Physics of Wave Phenomena

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 77-91

  Bufetova, G A ^a   Gusev, M Yu ^b   Ivanov, I A ^b   Neustroev, N S ^b   Nikolaev, D A ^a   Seregin, V F ^a   Tsvetkov, V B ^a   Shcherbakov, I A ^a  

^a PROKHOROV GENERAL PHYSICS INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b Research Institute of Material Science and Technology   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 77953353517     PISSN: 1541308X     EISSN: 1934807X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3103/S1541308X09020010     Document Type: Article

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