Laser performance of a new ytterbium doped phosphate laser glass

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 26-29

  Griebner, U ^a   Koch, R ^a   Schonnagel H ^a   Jiang, S ^b   Myers, M J ^b   Rhonehouse, D ^b   Hamlin, S J ^b   Clarkson, W A ^c   Hanna, D C ^c  

^a MAX BORN INSTITUT   (Germany)

^b Kigre Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Glass and other amorphous materials; Infrared and far infrared lasers; Laser materials; Rare earth doped materials

Indexed keywords

GLASS; INFRARED DEVICES; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; PUMPING (LASER); RARE EARTHS; YTTERBIUM COMPOUNDS; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

GLASS AND OTHER AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; INFRARED AND FAR-INFRARED LASERS; LASER MATERIALS; LASER OPERATIONS; LASER PERFORMANCE; PHOSPHATE GLASS; PHOSPHATE LASER GLASS; RARE EARTH DOPED MATERIALS; YB-DOPED; YTTERBIUM-DOPED;

ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 85135255187     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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