Nonlinear thermal distortion in YAG rod amplifiers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 2383-2392

  Brown, David C ^a,b  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b LE Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Nonlinear thermal distortion; Thermal distortion; Thermal focusing; YAG amplifiers; YAG iasers

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; COOLANTS; FOCUSING; OPTICAL MATERIALS; THERMAL EFFECTS; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

NONLINEAR THERMAL DISTORTION; ROD AMPLIFIERS; ROD LASERS; THERMAL FOCUSING; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNET;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 0032305429     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.736113     Document Type: Article

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