High-power low-Noise Nd:YAP/LBO laser with dual wavelength outputs

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1006-1013

  Wang, Yajun ^a   Zheng, Yaohui ^a   Xie, Changde ^a   Peng, Kunchi ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Intracavity second harmonic generation; laser stability; optical resonators; solid state ring lasers

Indexed keywords

CONCAVE MIRROR; CONVEX MIRROR; COUPLING CONDITION; DUAL WAVELENGTH; FUNDAMENTAL WAVE; HIGH-POWER; INTRACAVITY SECOND-HARMONIC GENERATION; LASER OPERATIONS; LASER STABILITY; LOW NOISE; MAXIMUM OUTPUT; POWER STABILITY; RING CAVITIES; SECOND HARMONIC WAVES; SINGLE-FREQUENCY; SOLID-STATE RING LASERS;

HARMONIC ANALYSIS; HARMONIC GENERATION; MIRRORS; NEODYMIUM; RESONATORS; RING LASERS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 79959516698     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2011.2138681     Document Type: Article

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