Rotating-mirror Q-switched Er:YAG laser for optodynamic studies

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-10

  Bizjak, Aleš ^a   Nemeš, Karolj ^b   Možina, Janez ^c  

^a IHS Doo ^*  (Slovenia)

^b FOTONA D D   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Er:YAG laser; Inverse population; Optodynamics; Q switch; Rotating mirror; Xe flash lamp

Indexed keywords

ER:YAG LASERS; INVERSE POPULATION; OPTODYNAMICS; Q-SWITCHES; ROTATING MIRROR; XE FLASH LAMP;

ERBIUM; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHING; ROTATION;

MIRRORS;

EID: 79851490898     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5545/sv-jme.2010.120     Document Type: Article

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