High-sensitivity two-dimensional observation of thermal birefringence compensation in laser-diode pumped Nd:glass laser rods

Optical Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 14-16

  Kiriyama, Hiromitsu ^a   Srinivasan, Narayanan ^a   Ohmi, Masato ^a,c   Yamanaka, Masanobu ^a   Izawa, Yasukazu ^a   Yamanaka, Tatsuhiko ^a   Nakai, Sadao ^a   Yamanaka, Chiyoe ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE FOR LASER TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

90 rotator; Jones matrix; LD pumping; Nd:glass (HAP4); Thermal birefringence

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030526145     PISSN: 13406000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10043-996-0014-9     Document Type: Article

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