Efficient polarised output from end-pumped multirod resonators

Optics Communications

Volumn 160, Issue 4-6, 1999, Pages 354-363

  MacDonald, M P ^a   Graf, Th ^a   Balmer, J E ^a   Weber, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

42.55.Rz; 42.55.Xi; 42.60.Da; High efficiency; Longitudinal pumping; Multirod lasers; Neodymium:YAG lasers; Polarisation

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEODYMIUM LASERS; OPTICAL DESIGN; OPTICAL PUMPING;

END-PUMPED MULTIROD RESONATORS;

OPTICAL RESONATORS;

EID: 0033077437     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(98)00663-4     Document Type: Article

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