Transverse-mode astigmatism in a diode-pumped unstable resonator Nd:YVO4 laser

Applied Optics

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1130-1134

  Cheng, Yuh Jen ^a   Fanning, C G ^a   Siegman, A E ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astigmatism; Laser; Neodymium vanadate; Unstable resonator

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542430850     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 21553165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.36.001130     Document Type: Article

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