Diode Pumped, Q-Switched Erbium Lasers with Short Pulse Duration

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1997, Pages 217-221

  Voss, Heike ^a   Massmann, F ^a  

^a Spektrum Laser Entwicklungs und Vertriebs GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

diode lasers; Infrared and far infrared lasers; rare earth and transition metal solid state lasers

Indexed keywords

DIODES; ERBIUM; Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; RARE EARTHS; SOLID STATE LASERS; TRANSITION METALS; YLF LASERS;

DIODE-LASER; DIODE-PUMPED; DIODE-SIDE-PUMPED; ER:YSGG; ERBIUM LASER; INFRARED AND FAR-INFRARED LASERS; LASER PERFORMANCE; Q-SWITCHED; RARE-EARTH AND TRANSITION METAL SOLID-STATE LASERS; SHORT PULSE DURATION;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 85038000860     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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