Analysis of heat generation and thermal lensing in erbium 3-μm lasers

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 350-357

  Pollnau, Markus ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Lasers; Thermooptic effects

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; ERBIUM; HEAT LOSSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

THERMOOPTIC EFFECTS;

FIBER LASERS;

EID: 0037322413     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JQE.2002.807207     Document Type: Article

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