Thermal lensing and spherical aberration in high-power transversally pumped laser rods

Optics Communications

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 223-235

  Montmerle Bonnefois, A ^a   Gilbert, M ^a   Thro, P Y ^a   Weulersse, J M ^a  

^a DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Solid state lasers; Spherical aberration; Thermal effects; Thermal lensing

Indexed keywords

ABERRATIONS; CRYSTALS; LASERS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; SPHERICAL ABERRATION; THERMAL LENSING;

OPTICAL PUMPING;

EID: 30744460395     PISSN: 00304018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.optcom.2005.08.041     Document Type: Article

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