Temperature dependence of quasi-three level laser transition for long pulse Nd:YAG laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 74-78

  Bidin, Noriah ^a   Pourmand, Seyed Ebrahim ^a   Sidi Ahmad, Muhamad Fakaruddin ^a   Khrisnan, Ganesan ^a   Mohd Taib, Nur Athirah ^a   Nadia Adnan, Nurul ^a   Bakhtiar, Hazri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Nd:YAG laser; Quasi three level laser; Stimulated emission cross section

Indexed keywords

CAPACITOR VOLTAGES; DISTILLED WATER; FLASH LAMP; INPUT ENERGY; LASER OUTPUT; LASER TRANSITION; LONG PULSE; ND : YAG LASERS; PUMPING ENERGIES; STIMULATED EMISSION CROSS SECTION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMAL BROADENING;

ETHYLENE GLYCOL; NEODYMIUM; PUMPING (LASER); STIMULATED EMISSION;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 84866478521     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optlastec.2012.07.027     Document Type: Article

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