Cavity modes in diode-array end-pumped planar lasers with aberrated thermal lenses

Optics Communications

Volumn 186, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 111-120

  Blows, Justin L ^a   Forbes, G W ^b   Dawes, Judith M ^a  

^a Centre for Lasers and Applications   (Australia)

^b Department of Physics   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; DIFFRACTION; LASER RESONATORS; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL PUMPING;

ABERRATED THERMAL LENSES; DIODE-ARRAY END-PUMPED PLANAR LASERS;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 0034501676     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-4018(00)01057-9     Document Type: Article

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