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.. Diffusion-À-haute-température, 72 ? Recuits sous oxygène et exodiffusion de lithium, p.72

.. Systèmes-d-'électrodes, 75 ? Couches tampons et dépôts d'or, p.75

S. Autres-hypothèses, 95 ? Saturation du gain à fort signal 95 ? Amplification de l'émission spontanée, p.95

.. Modélisation-de-l-'amplification-optique, 96 ? Saturation de l'absorption, p.98

C. Et-mesures-de-gain and .. , 101 3.2.1. Evolution longitudinale de la puissance de pompage, p.101

.. Evolution-longitudinale-du-gain, 108 ? Validation expérimentale