Thermal lensing in pulsed laser amplifiers: An analytical model

Journal of the Optical Society of America B: Optical Physics

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1479-1485

  Lausten, Rune ^a   Balling, Peter ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALS; LASER PULSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PUMPING (LASER); THERMAL EFFECTS;

PULSED LASER AMPLIFIERS;

LIGHT AMPLIFIERS;

EID: 0041809015     PISSN: 07403224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAB.20.001479     Document Type: Article

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