A comparison of Tm:Ho:YLF and Tm:Ho:LuLF for 2.0 micrometer lasers; experiment and modeling

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 245-247

  Walsh, Brian M ^a   Barnes, Norman P ^b   Yu, Jirong ^b   Petros, Mulugeta ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOLMIUM COMPOUNDS; LASER APPLICATIONS; LUTETIUM COMPOUNDS; PUMPING (LASER); YLF LASERS;

CO-DOPED; DIODE-SIDE-PUMPED; DOPED CRYSTALS; HIGH SLOPE EFFICIENCY; LASER PERFORMANCE; LASINGS; LOW THRESHOLDS; LOW-HIGH; PERFORMANCE; SIDE PUMPED LASERS;

LITHIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 85135385894     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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