Efficient laser operation of diode-pumped Nd: KGd(WO4)2 crystal at 1.067 ¼m

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 18, 1996, Pages 3203-3206

  Chen, Youming ^a   Major, Lawrence ^a   Kushawaha, Vikram ^a  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser diode pumped; Nd:KGW; Solid state lasers; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010096837     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.003203     Document Type: Article

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