Author Affiliations

J. J. Zayhowski,^** S. C. Buchter,^† and A. L. Wilson

¹MIT Lincoln Laboratory, Lexington, MA 02420-9108

Contact Information: John J. Zayhowski, Gr. 82 MIT Lincoln Laboratory 244 Wood Street Lexington, MA 02420-9108, Tel: (781) 981-0701, Fax: (781)981-0602, E-mail: Zayhowski@LL.MIT.EDU

^*The Cr⁴⁺:YAG portion of this work was sponsored in part by Litton Airtron through a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. The balance of the work was sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Air Force under Air Force Contract #F19628-00-C-0002. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the United States Air Force.

^†S. C. Buchter is currently with Nokia Broadband Systems, Burlington, MA 01803.

^** Zayhowski@LL.MIT.EDU