Novel pump configuration for thin disk lasers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5707, Issue , 2005, Pages 271-278

  Gilbert, M ^a   Cheymol, G ^a   Thro, P Y ^a   Pealat M ^b   Le Touze G ^c  

^a CEA SACLAY   (France)

^b SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Diode pumped solid state laser; Diode side pumping; Disk laser; FEA calculations

Indexed keywords

DIODE-PUMPED SOLID-STATE LASERS; DIODE-SIDE PUMPING; DISK LASERS; FEA CALCULATIONS;

CONTINUOUS WAVE LASERS; COOLING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASER THEORY; OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PUMPING (LASER); SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING; SEMICONDUCTOR LASERS; THERMAL EFFECTS; YTTERBIUM ALLOYS;

SOLID STATE LASERS;

EID: 21844441382     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.592160     Document Type: Conference Paper

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