Resonantly diode-pumped Ho3+:Y2O3 ceramic 2.1 μm laser

Optics Express

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 3604-3611

  Newburgh, G A ^a   Word Daniels, Akil ^b   Michael, Arocksiamy ^a   Merkle, Larry D ^a   Ikesue, Akio ^c   Dubinskii, Mark ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c World Lab Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC MATERIALS; EXCITED STATES;

ABSORBED POWER; BEAM PROPAGATION FACTOR; CONTINUOUS WAVE OUTPUT POWER; DIODE-PUMPED; GAIN CROSS-SECTION; INVERSION LEVELS; LASER OPERATIONS; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTION;

HOLMIUM;

EID: 79951643569     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.19.003604     Document Type: Article

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