Observation of transverse modes in a microchip laser with combined gain and index guiding

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1793-1804

  Van Druten, N J ^a,b   Oemrawsingh, S S R ^a   Lien, Y ^a   Serrat, C ^a,c   Van Exter, M P ^a   Woerdman, J P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; REFRACTIVE INDEX; WAVE EQUATIONS;

INDEX GUIDING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0035646924     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.18.001793     Document Type: Article

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