Diode-Pumped Actively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4/RTP Intracavity Raman Laser at 1.49 µm
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Setup
3. Experimental Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Jiao, Y.; Liu, Z.; Zhang, X.; Gao, F.; Jia, C.; Chen, X.; Cong, Z. Diode-Pumped Actively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4/RTP Intracavity Raman Laser at 1.49 µm. Crystals 2019, 9, 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9030168
Jiao Y, Liu Z, Zhang X, Gao F, Jia C, Chen X, Cong Z. Diode-Pumped Actively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4/RTP Intracavity Raman Laser at 1.49 µm. Crystals. 2019; 9(3):168. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9030168
Chicago/Turabian StyleJiao, Yue, Zhaojun Liu, Xingyu Zhang, Feilong Gao, Chenyang Jia, Xiaohan Chen, and Zhenhua Cong. 2019. "Diode-Pumped Actively Q-Switched Nd:YVO4/RTP Intracavity Raman Laser at 1.49 µm" Crystals 9, no. 3: 168. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst9030168