E r: YAG laser giant pulse generation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4903, Issue , 2002, Pages 227-232

  Jelínková, Helena ^a   Nemec, Michal ^a   Šulc, Jan ^a   Cech, Miroslav ^a   Ozolinsh, Maris ^b  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Electro optical Q switching; Er:YAG laser; Kerr cell; Mechanical; Pockels cell; Q switching; Rotating mirror

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; CELLS; CYTOLOGY; LITHIUM ALLOYS; NIOBIUM ALLOYS; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; RESONATORS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

ELECTRO-OPTICAL; ER:YAG LASERS; KERR CELLS; MECHANICAL; POCKELS CELL; ROTATING MIRRORS;

LASER MIRRORS;

EID: 84925389926     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.486604     Document Type: Conference Paper

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