Multirod Resonators for High-Power Solid-State Lasers with Improved Beam Quality

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 1988, Pages 665-674

  Driedger, K P ^a   Ifflander, R M ^b   Weber, H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KAISERSLAUTERN   (Germany)

^b Haas Laser Corp ^*  (Germany)

^c TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESONATORS - MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEAM QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; HIGH-POWER SOLID STATE LASERS; MULTIROD LASERS;

LASERS, SOLID STATE;

EID: 0023994524     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: 15581713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.176     Document Type: Article

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