Experimental study of a high-power CW side-pumped Nd:YAG laser

Optics and Laser Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-42

  Yu, D L ^a   Tang, D Y ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Birefringence; Nd:YAG laser; Optical resonator; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

BIREFRINGENCE; CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; CRYSTALS; LENSES; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL RESONATORS;

THERMAL LENSING;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 0037290281     PISSN: 00303992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0030-3992(02)00121-4     Document Type: Article

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