Power scaling of thin Nd:glass and Nd:YAG slab lasers, face-pumped by laser diodes

Optics InfoBase Conference Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1998, Pages 407-410

  Baker, H J ^a   Chesworth, A ^a   Millas, D Pelaez ^a   Hall, D R ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

(140.3600) Lasers solid state; (140.5560) Pumping; (230.7390) Waveguides planar

Indexed keywords

NEODYMIUM LASERS; PLANAR WAVEGUIDES; PUMPING (LASER); SLAB MILLS;

(140.3600) LASER SOLID STATE; (140.5560) PUMPING; (230.7390) WAVEGUIDE PLANAR; ND: YAG; ND:GLASS; POWER-SCALING; SCALING PROPERTIES; SLAB LASERS; THIN SLAB; WAVEGUIDES PLANAR;

YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

EID: 0000972987     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21622701     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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