WO2003019739A2 - Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device - Google Patents
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CA002456445A CA2456445A1 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2002-08-20 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device |
JP2003523074A JP2005500705A (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2002-08-20 | Suppression of mode beat noise in Q-switched pulse laser using new Q-switch device |
AU2002322917A AU2002322917A1 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2002-08-20 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device |
EP02754055A EP1419564A2 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2002-08-20 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device |
US10/487,473 US20040190563A1 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2002-08-20 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device |
US10/792,782 US7224707B2 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2004-03-05 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a Q-switched pulsed laser using novel Q-switch device and applications |
US11/733,992 US20070189342A1 (en) | 2001-08-21 | 2007-04-11 | Suppression of mode-beating noise in a q-switched pulsed laser using novel q-switch device and applications |
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