TUNABLE SOLID-STATE LASERS

被引:73
作者
MOULTON, PF
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[1] Schwartz Electro-Optics. Inc., Concord.
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10.1109/5.135352
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TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
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0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Tunable lasers based on ion-doped solid-state media have emerged from the laboratory into commercial production in the last decade, and have found significant application in photonic-systems research. In the future, they may be a critical component of space-based remote sensing systems, communications systems and laser medicine. In this article we review the basic physics of tunable solid-state lasers and discuss the characteristics of the most significant established and emerging systems.
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