Compensating for birefringence in active elements of solid-state lasers: Novel method

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 667-671

  Khazanov, Efim ^a   Potemkin, Anatoly ^a   Katin, Eugeny ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CRYSTAL ORIENTATION; LASER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; OPTICAL PUMPING; THERMAL EFFECTS;

DEPOLARIZATION EFFECTS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0001001126     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.19.000667     Document Type: Article

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