Numerical modeling of thermal effects in nonlinear crystals for high average power second harmonic generation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2989, Issue , 1997, Pages 204-214

  Seidel, Stefan ^a   Mann, Guido ^b  

^a Laser und Medizin Technologie GmbH   (Germany)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Frequency doubling; High average power; Numerical modeling; Thermal effects

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; CRYSTALS; FREQUENCY DOUBLERS; HARMONIC GENERATION; LASERS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); VECTORS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

AB SORPTION COEFFICIENTS; ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; CYLINDRICAL SYMMETRIES; FREQUENCY DOUBLING; HIGH AVERAGE POWERS; HIGH-AVERAGE POWER; ITERATION METHODS; KTP CRYSTALS; LASER POWERS; NONLINEAR CRYSTALS; NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; NUMERICAL MODELING; NUMERICAL MODELS; SECOND HARMONICS; SECOND-HARMONIC GENERATIONS; SPATIAL TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; TRANSFER EQUATIONS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

EID: 18944387374     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.273671     Document Type: Conference Paper

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