Mid-infrared Q-switched Er:YAG laser for medical applications

Laser Physics Letters

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 498-504

  Skorczakowski, M ^a   Swiderski, J ^a   Pichola, W ^a   Nyga, P ^a   Zajac, A ^a   Maciejewska, M ^a   Galecki, L ^a   Kasprzak, J ^b   Gross, S ^c   Heinrichn, A ^c   Bragagna, T ^c  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^c Pantec Biosolutions AG   (Liechtenstein)

Author keywords

Erbium lasers; Q switching; Solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953494807     PISSN: 16122011     EISSN: 1612202X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lapl.201010019     Document Type: Article

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