Thermo-optic properties of laser crystals in the 100-300 K temperature range: Y 3Al 5O 12 (YAG), YAlO 3 (YALO), and LiYF 4 (YLF)

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5707, Issue , 2005, Pages 165-170

  Aggarwal, R L ^a   Ripin, D J ^a   Ochoa, J R ^a   Fan, T Y ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER CRYSTALS; LASER-FLASH METHOD; THERMAL COEFFICIENTS; THERMO-OPTIC PROPERTIES;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DOPING (ADDITIVES); INTERFEROMETERS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT REFLECTION; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLID STATE LASERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL EXPANSION; YTTRIUM COMPOUNDS;

LASER THEORY;

EID: 21844456508     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.601635     Document Type: Conference Paper

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