Theory and optimization of lens ducts

Applied Optics

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2005-2015

  Beach, Raymond J ^a  

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode end pumping; Lens duct

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001446414     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.35.002005     Document Type: Article

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