Low-coherence reflectometry of thermal properties in diode-laser-pumped high-power solid-state laser

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 851-853

  Wu, W L ^a   Huang, S L ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b IEEE

Author keywords

Low coherence reflectometry; Solid state laser; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

HIGH POWER LASERS; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; REFLECTOMETERS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

LOW COHERENCE REFLECTOMETRY; THERMAL LENSING;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0032095466     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/68.681507     Document Type: Article

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