Thermo-Optical Self-Compensated Amplifiers for High-Power Laser Resonators

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5147, Issue , 2003, Pages 21-32

  Wyss, E ^a   Roth, M S ^a   Graf, Th ^a   Weber, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Laser resonators; Resonator stability; Thermal lens

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; HEATING; HIGH POWER LASERS; LENSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL DEVICES;

COMPENSATING ELEMENTS (CE); HEAT REMOVAL; RESONATOR STABILITY; THERMAL LENS;

LASER RESONATORS;

EID: 2342450475     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.537458     Document Type: Conference Paper

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