Ultrahigh-average-power diode-pumped Nd:YAG and Yb:YAG lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 861-873

  Brown, David C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}  

^a Renaissance Lasers   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^d NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

^e GE GLOBAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^f Laser Technology Associates Inc ^*  (United States)

^g Excel Quantronics   (United States)

^h IEEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diode pumped solid state lasers; Nd:YAG lasers; Ultrahigh average power lasers; Yb: YAG lasers

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OPTICAL PUMPING; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

ULTRAHIGH AVERAGE POWER LASERS; YITTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET (YAG);

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0031142459     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.572162     Document Type: Article

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