Energy-transfer upconversion and thermal lensing in high-power end-pumped Nd: YLF laser crystals

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 647-655

  Hardman, P J ^a   Clarkson, W A ^a   Friel, G J ^a   Pollnau, M ^a   Hanna, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diode pumped lasers; Laser amplifiers; Laser thermal factors; Lasers; Neodymium:solid state lasers; Upconversion

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ENERGY TRANSFER; OPTICALLY PUMPED LASERS; PHONONS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL LOAD;

THERMAL LENSING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0032666565     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.753670     Document Type: Article

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