An alternative approach to determine the fractional heat load in solid state laser materials: Application to diode-pumped Nd:YVO4 laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 253-258

  Mukhopadhyay, Pranab K ^a   George, Jogy ^a   Ranganathan, K ^a   Sharma, S K ^a   Nathan, T P S ^a  

^a RAJA RAMANNA CENTRE FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diode pumping; Fractional heat load; Nd:YVO4 crystal; Thermal lens

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL LOAD;

THERMAL LENS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0036533766     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(02)00008-7     Document Type: Article

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