Optical characterization of diode side pumped active elements

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5259, Issue , 2003, Pages 296-302

  Jabczyński, Jan K ^a,b   Kwiatkowski, Jacek ^a   Zendzian, Waldemar ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Depolarization; Diode pumped lasers; Slabs

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (OPTICAL); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE DIFFRACTION; LASER BEAMS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; OPTICAL PUMPING; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

DEPOLARIZATION EFFECTS; SLAB SHAPES;

SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS;

EID: 1242352577     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.545154     Document Type: Conference Paper

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