Phase-locked array of 25 broad-area lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4629, Issue , 2002, Pages 24-30

  Raab, Volker ^a   Menzel, Ralf ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; FEEDBACK CONTROL; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER RESONATORS; LIGHT PROPAGATION; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

HIGH POWER SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

LASER PULSES;

EID: 0036403573     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.469500     Document Type: Conference Paper

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