A comparison of resonantly pumped Ho:YLF and Ho:LLF lasers in CW and Q-switched operation under identical pump conditions

Applied Physics B: Lasers and Optics

Volumn 103, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 777-788

  Schellhorn, M ^a  

^a FRENCH GERMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT LOUIS   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSORBED PUMP POWER; CONTINUOUS WAVES; CRYSTAL LENGTH; CW-LASER; DIFFRACTION LIMITED; DOPED CRYSTALS; END-PUMPED; LASER MATERIALS; OPTICAL-TO-OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; OUTPUT COUPLING; PULSE DURATIONS; PUMP POWER; Q-SWITCHED OPERATION; REPETITION RATE; SLOPE EFFICIENCIES;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; EFFICIENCY; OPTICAL PUMPING; PULSE REPETITION RATE; Q SWITCHING; YLF LASERS;

HOLMIUM;

EID: 80052489405     PISSN: 09462171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00340-011-4467-6     Document Type: Article

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