Numerical and experimental study diode-pumped Nd:YVO 4 laser with undoped end cap

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5460, Issue , 2004, Pages 228-237

  Peng, Xiaoyuan ^a   Xu, Lei ^a   Asundi, Anand ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composite rod; Diode pumped; Nd:YVO 4; Solid state laser

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE RODS; POWER SCALING; PUMPING GEOMETRY; THERMAL LENSING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); PUMPING (LASER); REFRACTIVE INDEX; SEMICONDUCTOR DIODES; STRESSES; THERMAL EFFECTS;

NEODYMIUM LASERS;

EID: 10044241732     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545657     Document Type: Conference Paper

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