Saturable absorber Cr4+:(Sr,Ca)Gd4(SiO4)3O crystals as Q-switches for diode pumped Nd3+:KGd(WO4)2 laser

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Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 114-118

  Denisov, L A ^a   Yumashev, K V ^a   Moncorge, R ^b   Ferrand, B ^c  

^a BELARUSIAN NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Belarus)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PULSE REPETITION RATE; PUMPING (LASER); Q SWITCHED LASERS; Q SWITCHING; SATURABLE ABSORBERS; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS;

AVERAGE OUTPUT POWER; DIODE-PUMPED; PASSIVE Q-SWITCHING; Q-SWITCHES;

GADOLINIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85134747257     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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