Thermal lens and beam properties in multiple longitudinally diode laser pumped Nd:YAG slab lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 365-369

  Neuenschwander, Beat ^a   Weber, Rudolf ^a   Weber, Heinz P ^a  

^a Institute of Applied Physics   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; GEOMETRY; LASER BEAMS; LENSES; LIGHT REFLECTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL COATINGS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

BEAM QUALITY FACTOR; CRYSTAL SURFACE; LOCAL BEAM PROPAGATION; THERMAL LENS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0030104892     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.485384     Document Type: Article

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