End-pumped solid-state lasers.
This dissertation consists of four sections, with the focus on near- and mid-infrared lasers using Yttrium Lithium Fluoride (YLF) crystals doped with various rare-earth ions as a gain medium. As introduction a general overview of the concepts pertaining to end-pumped solid- state lasers are presente...
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| Language: | en_ZA |
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/8736 |